Abstract
Colonizations due to carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are a source of antimicrobial resistance transmission in health care settings. Eleven Citrobacter freundii strains producing KPC-3 carbapenemase were isolated from rectal swabs during a 3-year surveillance program. blaKPC-3-carrying plasmids were found to belong to the IncX3 group in 9 of the 11 strains, and complete nucleotide sequences were obtained for 2 of them. Our results highlight the possible role of C. freundii as reservoir of resistance genes.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e00505 |
Journal | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 1 2017 |
Keywords
- Antibiotic resistance
- Citrobacter freundii
- IncX3
- KPC
- KPC-3
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases