Genesis of a KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae after in vivo transfer from an imported Greek strain

We document here the in vivo transfer of bla(KPC-2) between intensive care unit-acquired and a commensal strain of K. pneumoniae in a French patient after his repatriation from Greece. This first report of an emerging KPC-producing strain in France raises further concerns about the spread of carbape...

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Published inEuro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 25
Main Authors Barbier, F, Ruppé, E, Giakkoupi, P, Wildenberg, L, Lucet, Jc, Vatopoulos, A, Wolff, M, Andremont, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sweden Centre Europeen pour la Surveillance Epidemiologique du SIDA (European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS) 07.01.2010
Subjects
Aged
Bacteria
beta-Lactamases - genetics
Carbapenems - pharmacology
Case management
Catheterization
Cross Infection
Disease transmission
Drug resistance
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
France
Greece
Humans
Intensive care
Intensive Care Units
Klebsiella Infections
Klebsiella pneumoniae - genetics
Klebsiella pneumoniae - isolation & purification
Male
Patients
Repatriation
Transformation, Bacterial
Greece
France
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Summary:We document here the in vivo transfer of bla(KPC-2) between intensive care unit-acquired and a commensal strain of K. pneumoniae in a French patient after his repatriation from Greece. This first report of an emerging KPC-producing strain in France raises further concerns about the spread of carbapenem resistance among Enterobacteriaceae.
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ISSN:1560-7917
1025-496X
1560-7917
DOI:10.2807/ese.15.01.19457-en