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Extensively Drug-Resistant Escherichia coli Sequence Type 1642 Carrying an IncX3 Plasmid Containing the blaKPC-2 Gene Associated with Transposon Tn4401a.
Annals of laboratory medicine - 1 Jan 2018
Jeong Seri, Kim Jung Ok, Yoon Eun Jeong, Bae Il Kwon, Lee Woonhyoung, Lee Hyukmin, Park Yongjung, Lee Kyungwon, Jeong Seok Hoon
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BACKGROUND: Extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Enterobacteriaceae carrying the bla(KPC) gene have emerged as a major global therapeutic concern. The purpose of this study was to analyze the complete sequences of plasmids from KPC-2 carbapenemase-producing XDR Escherichia coli sequence type (ST) 1642 isolates. METHODS: We performed antimicrobial susceptibility testing, PCR, multilocus sequence typing (MLST), and...
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