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First isolate of KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumonaie sequence type 23 from the Americas.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 2014
Cejas Daniela, Fernández Canigia Liliana, Rincón Cruz Giovanna, Elena Alan X, Maldonado Ivana, Gutkind Gabriel O, Radice Marcela A
Abstract excerpt
KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates mainly correspond to clonal complex 258 (CC258); however, we describe KPC-2-producing K. pneumoniae isolates belonging to invasive sequence type 23 (ST23). KPC-2 has scarcely been reported to occur in ST23, and this report describes the first isolation of this pathogen in the Americas. Acquisition of resistant markers in virulent clones could mark an evolutionary...
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