title: Carbapenem resistance via the blaKPC-2 gene in Enterobacter cloacae blood culture isolate.
abstract: An Enterobacter cloacae blood culture isolate expressing carbapenem resistance via the Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase KPC-2 gene is reported. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a nosocomial isolate with carbapenemase-mediated resistance causing infection in a patient from Tennessee.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-5310, USA.
authors.forename: Andy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Rosemary
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verrall
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stratton
authors.forename: Phyllis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Della-Latta
authors.forename: Yi-Wei
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D015780:Carbapenems / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology; D016972:Enterobacter cloacae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D018440:beta-Lactam Resistance
chemical_list: D015780:Carbapenems