title: Emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying bla(VIM) and bla(KPC) genes.
abstract: A Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolate resistant to imipenem was recovered from a wound sample. The patient, a 57-year-old man, underwent a surgical resection of small bowel and sigmoid colon and was treated with multiple courses of antimicrobials. PCR analysis revealed that the clinical isolate was carrying simultaneously bla(VIM-1), bla(KPC-2), bla(SHV) and bla(TEM) genes. The concomitant presence of these genes is alarming and poses therapeutic as well as infection control problems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hippokratio General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meletis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tzampaz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Protonotariou
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sofianou