Prevalence of blaKPC-2, blaKPC-3 and blaKPC-30—Carrying Plasmids in Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated in a Brazilian Hospital

doi:10.3390/pathogens10030332

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Prevalence of blaKPC-2, blaKPC-3 and blaKPC-30—Carrying Plasmids in Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated in a Brazilian Hospital

12 Mar 2021

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Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) actively hydrolyzes carbapenems, antibiotics often used a last-line treatment for multidrug-resistant bacteria. KPC clinical relevance resides in its widespread dissemination. In this work, we report the genomic context of KPC coding genes blaKPC-2, blaKPC-3 and blaKPC-30 in multidrug-resistant Klebsiellapneumoniae isolates from Brazil. Plasmids harboring blaKPC-3 and...

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