Transfer of KPC-2 carbapenemase from Klebsiella pneumoniae to Enterobacter cloacae in a patient receiving meropenem therapy
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The horizontal transfer of a plasmid bearing the bla(Kpc-2) gene from K. pneumoniae to E. cloacae infecting the respiratory tract of a patient during meropenem therapy was elucidated. This finding is particularly worrisome, since these drugs are of last resort for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Martins, Evelin Rodrigues et al. Transfer of KPC-2 carbapenemase from Klebsiella pneumoniae to Enterobacter cloacae in a patient receiving meropenem therapy. Diagnostic Microbiology And Infectious Disease. New York: Elsevier Science Inc, v. 88, n. 3, p. 287-289, 2017. Available at: <http://hdl.handle.net/11449/159596>.
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