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Leadership Tendencies of Government Employees in Oman: A Study of Task and Relationship based on Age and Gender
Relationship, Task, Leadership orientation, Oman, Age, Gender,
Evolution of tigecycline resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae in a single patient
Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infections carry serious clinical and infection-control implications. Isolates possessing such hydrolyzing enzymes have been described in the United States and around the world. Besides being resistant to carbapenems, they usually confer resistance to fluoroquinolones, piperacillin-tazobactam, and extended-spectrum cephalosporins. Tigecycline demonstrates in vitro activity against these organisms, but reported resistance raises concern about tigecycline use for these infections. We describe a carbapenemase-producing K pneumoniae evolving resistance to tigecycline in a 75-year-old male after a prolonged stay in a critical care unit