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IMP-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in the United States JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY Limbago, B. M., Rasheed, J. K., Anderson, K. F., Zhu, W., Kitchel, B., Watz, N., Munro, S., Gans, H., Banaei, N., Kallen, A. J. 2011; 49 (12): 4239-4245

Abstract

The emergence and spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) producing acquired carbapenemases have created a global public health crisis. In the United States, CRE producing the Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) are increasingly common and are endemic in some regions. Metallo-ß-lactamase (MBL)-producing CRE have recently been reported in the United States among patients who received medical care in countries where such organisms are common. Here, we describe three carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae isolates recovered from pediatric patients at a single U.S. health care facility, none of whom had a history of international travel. The isolates were resistant to carbapenems but susceptible to aztreonam, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and fluoroquinolones. The three isolates were closely related to each other by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and contained a common plasmid. PCR and sequence analysis confirmed that these isolates produce IMP-4, an MBL carbapenemase not previously published as present among Enterobacteriaceae in the United States.

View details for DOI 10.1128/JCM.05297-11

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