Transfer of KPC-2 carbapenemase from Klebsiella pneumoniae to Enterobacter cloacae in a patient receiving meropenem therapy
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2017-07-01
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Martins, Evelin Rodrigues
Estofolete, Cassia Fernanda
Zequini, Andressa Batista
Cerdeira, Louise
Garcia, Doroti de Oliveira
Campagnari Bueno, Maria Fernanda
Francisco, Gabriela Rodrigues
Andrade, Leonardo Neves de
Costa Darini, Ana Lucia da
Tolentino, Fernanda Modesto [UNESP]
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Elsevier B.V.
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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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Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter cloacae, bla(Kpc-2), Horizontal gene transfer, Plasmid
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Diagnostic Microbiology And Infectious Disease. New York: Elsevier Science Inc, v. 88, n. 3, p. 287-289, 2017.