Detection of Citrobacter koseri carrying beta-lactamase KPC-2 in a hospitalised patient, Greece, July 2011.
This report describes the detection of Citrobacter koseri carrying K. pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC-2) isolated in July 2011 from a Greek patient, who was also colonised by a Klebsiella pneumoniae strain coproducing KPC-2 and Verona integron-encoded metallo-beta-lactamase (VIM)-1.
Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Larissa, Greece.
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Mavroidi
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Neonakis
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Liakopoulos
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Papaioannou
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Ntala
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Tryposkiadis
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Miriagou
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Petinaki
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D041041:Citrobacter koseri / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D001618:beta-Lactamases; C531581:carbapenemase-2, Klebsiella pneumoniae