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 |
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Pages (from-to) | 310-313 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | New Microbiologica |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - Oct 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Galactomannan antigen
- Magnusiomyces capitatus
- Maldi-tof identification
- Pleural infection
- Posaconazole
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)