Abstract
We describe the interspecies transmission of the plasmid-mediated blaKPC-3 gene, which confers carbapenem resistance, between clinically relevant gram-negative bacteria in a single patient. A KPC-3 producing Enterobacter aerogenes was isolated from a hospitalized patient previously colonized and then infected by a Klebsiella pneumoniae ST101 carrying the blaKPC-3 gene. The strains showed identical plasmids. Since intense horizontal exchanges among bacteria can occur in the gut, clinicians should be aware that patients colonized by carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae could become carriers of other carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 310-313 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | New Microbiologica |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 1 2016 |
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Keywords
- Galactomannan antigen
- Magnusiomyces capitatus
- Maldi-tof identification
- Pleural infection
- Posaconazole
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
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Isolation of KPC 3-producing Enterobacter aerogenes in a patient colonized by MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae. / Venditti, Carolina; Villa, Laura; Capone, Alessandro; Fortini, Daniela; D'Arezzo, Silvia; Nisii, Carla; Bordi, Eugenio; Puro, Vincenzo; Antonini, Mario; Carattoli, Alessandra; Cataldo, Maria Adriana; Petrosillo, Nicola; Di Caro, Antonino.
In: New Microbiologica, Vol. 39, No. 4, 01.10.2016, p. 310-313.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Isolation of KPC 3-producing Enterobacter aerogenes in a patient colonized by MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae
AU - Venditti, Carolina
AU - Villa, Laura
AU - Capone, Alessandro
AU - Fortini, Daniela
AU - D'Arezzo, Silvia
AU - Nisii, Carla
AU - Bordi, Eugenio
AU - Puro, Vincenzo
AU - Antonini, Mario
AU - Carattoli, Alessandra
AU - Cataldo, Maria Adriana
AU - Petrosillo, Nicola
AU - Di Caro, Antonino
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - We describe the interspecies transmission of the plasmid-mediated blaKPC-3 gene, which confers carbapenem resistance, between clinically relevant gram-negative bacteria in a single patient. A KPC-3 producing Enterobacter aerogenes was isolated from a hospitalized patient previously colonized and then infected by a Klebsiella pneumoniae ST101 carrying the blaKPC-3 gene. The strains showed identical plasmids. Since intense horizontal exchanges among bacteria can occur in the gut, clinicians should be aware that patients colonized by carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae could become carriers of other carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.
AB - We describe the interspecies transmission of the plasmid-mediated blaKPC-3 gene, which confers carbapenem resistance, between clinically relevant gram-negative bacteria in a single patient. A KPC-3 producing Enterobacter aerogenes was isolated from a hospitalized patient previously colonized and then infected by a Klebsiella pneumoniae ST101 carrying the blaKPC-3 gene. The strains showed identical plasmids. Since intense horizontal exchanges among bacteria can occur in the gut, clinicians should be aware that patients colonized by carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae could become carriers of other carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.
KW - Galactomannan antigen
KW - Magnusiomyces capitatus
KW - Maldi-tof identification
KW - Pleural infection
KW - Posaconazole
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