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    J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Dec;49(12):4239-45. doi: 10.1128/JCM.05297-11. Epub 2011 Oct 12.

    IMP-producing carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in the United States.

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    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. N.E., MS C16, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA. blimbago@cdc.gov

    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-β-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.

    PMID:
    21998425
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC3233008
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