Abstract:Of 2,442 Klebsiella strains isolated from clinical specimens at the University of Minnesota hospitals, 18.3% were found to be indole positive. A randomly selected equal number of indole-positive and indole-negative control isolates, characterized by 27 biochemical tests and by serotyping against 72 antisera, were tested against 14 antibiotics. The results indicated a greater incidence of multiple drug resistance among the indole-negative strains among those that produced indole. The organisms in the former gro… Show more
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