Carbapenem resistance via the blaKPC-2 gene in Enterobacter cloacae blood culture isolate.
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.
Lo
Andy
A
Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-5310, USA.
Verrall
Rosemary
R
Williams
John
J
Stratton
Charles
C
Della-Latta
Phyllis
P
Tang
Yi-Wei
YW
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
D015780:Carbapenems