title: Polyclonal outbreak of KPC-3-producing Enterobacter cloacae at a single hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
abstract: From September 2010 to December 2011, 26 KPC-3-producing Enterobacter cloacae isolates were identified from 16 patients at a single hospital. Analyses revealed the blaKPC gene to be localized on multiple plasmids in a diverse nonclonal E. cloacae genetic background. These findings highlight the potential complexity of a KPC outbreak at a single hospital.
authors: Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada. louispatrick.haraoui@rrsss16.gouv.qc.ca
authors: Louis-Patrick
authors: LP
authors: Haraoui
authors: Simon
authors: S
authors: Lévesque
authors: Brigitte
authors: B
authors: Lefebvre
authors: Ruth
authors: R
authors: Blanchette
authors: Melissa
authors: M
authors: Tomkinson
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Mataseje
authors: Michael R
authors: MR
authors: Mulvey
authors: Mark A
authors: MA
authors: Miller
mesh_terms: D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016972:Enterobacter cloacae / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D058889:Molecular Typing; D010957:Plasmids; D011792:Quebec / Q000453:epidemiology; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001618:beta-Lactamases; C498060:beta-lactamase KPC-3, Enterobacter cloacae
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