Introduction of NDM-1 and OXA-370 from Brazil into Chile in strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from a single patient.
Int J Infect Dis
; 81: 28-30, 2019 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae have rapidly disseminated worldwide and can colonize patients in healthcare centers. As in Chile the first isolations of NDM-1 and OXA-370 carbapenemases were related with a patient arriving from Brazil, the genetic relatedness of Klebsiella pneumoniae strains producers of these enzymes and isolated in both countries was assessed. PFGE analyses revealed that the isolates were clonally related, illustrating how travel contributes to the spread of multidrug-resistant microorganisms. In addition, the occurrence of three different carbapenemases in three different K. pneumoniae strains isolated from a single patient is described.
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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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2019
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