Clinical and microbiological characterization of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in Brazil
Braz. j. infect. dis
; 15(1): 69-73, Jan.-Feb. 2011. tab
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ABSTRACT
In 2008 isolates of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-KPN) were detected for the first time at Hospital Heliópolis, São Paulo, Brazil. The aim of this study was to characterize the clinical and microbiological outcomes of infections caused by KPC-KPN. A historical cohort of patients from whom KPC-KPN strains were isolated was performed. Isolates were identified as resistant to ertapenem by automated broth microdilution system and screened as carbapenemase producers by the modified Hodge test. The beta-lactamase resistance gene blaKPC was detected by PCR. The genetic relatedness of isolates was determined by PFGE. The study provides early clinical experience in treating KPC-KPN infections in a Brazilian tertiary center.
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Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Proteínas de Bactérias
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Beta-Lactamases
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Infecções por Klebsiella
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Klebsiella pneumoniae
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil