Emergence in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae Clinical Isolates of the VIM-4 Metallo-β-Lactamase Encoded by a Conjugative Plasmid

Francesco Luzzaro; Jean Denis Docquier; Céline Colinon; Andrea Endimiani; Gianluigi Lombardi; Gianfranco Amicosante; Gian Maria Rossolini; Antonio Toniolo

doi:10.1128/AAC.48.2.648-650.2004

Emergence in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae Clinical Isolates of the VIM-4 Metallo-β-Lactamase Encoded by a Conjugative Plasmid

Francesco Luzzaro, Jean Denis Docquier, Céline Colinon, Andrea Endimiani, Gianluigi Lombardi, Gianfranco Amicosante, Gian Maria Rossolini, Antonio Toniolo

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Resistance to carbapenems is an emerging problem among gram-negative hospital pathogens. A transferable plasmid encoding the VIM-4 metallo-β-lactamase was detected in isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae obtained from a single patient under carbapenem therapy. Thus, enterobacteria appear to increasingly contribute to the spread of VIM-type enzymes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	648-650
Number of pages	3
Journal	Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume	48
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.48.2.648-650.2004
Publication status	Published - Feb 2004

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Luzzaro, F., Docquier, J. D., Colinon, C., Endimiani, A., Lombardi, G., Amicosante, G., Rossolini, G. M., & Toniolo, A. (2004). Emergence in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae Clinical Isolates of the VIM-4 Metallo-β-Lactamase Encoded by a Conjugative Plasmid. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 48(2), 648-650. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.48.2.648-650.2004

Luzzaro, F, Docquier, JD, Colinon, C, Endimiani, A, Lombardi, G, Amicosante, G, Rossolini, GM & Toniolo, A 2004, 'Emergence in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae Clinical Isolates of the VIM-4 Metallo-β-Lactamase Encoded by a Conjugative Plasmid', Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 648-650. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.48.2.648-650.2004

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