Detection and Spread of Escherichia coli Possessing the Plasmid-Borne Carbapenemase KPC-2 in Brooklyn, New York.
Bratu, Simona 1,1; Brooks, Steven 2; Burney, Sibte 2; Kochar, Sandeep 1; Gupta, Jyoti 3; Landman, David 1; Quale, John 1
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Clinical Infectious Diseases.
44(7):972-975, April 1, 2007.
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: A carbapenem-resistant isolate of Escherichia coli was identified that possessed a 23-kb plasmid encoding Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase type 2 (KPC-2). A subsequent surveillance study involving hospitals in Brooklyn, New York, revealed that, among 1417 E. coli isolates, 7 isolates (from 3 hospitals) possessed blaKPC-2. E. coli possessing KPC-2 is emerging in our region, and improved methods for detection are urgently needed.
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