Plasmid-Mediated Transmission of KPC-2 Carbapenemase in Enterobacteriaceae in Critically Ill Patients

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) cause health care-associated infections worldwide, and they are of severe concern due to limited treatment options. We report an outbreak of KPC-2-producing CRE that was caused by horizontal transmission of a promiscuous plasmid across different genera o...

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Autores principales: Schweizer, Christian, Bischoff, Peter, Bender, Jennifer, Kola, Axel, Gastmeier, Petra, Hummel, Manfred, Klefisch, Frank-Rainer, Schoenrath, Felix, Frühauf, Andre, Pfeifer, Yvonne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
Materias:
Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6390000/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30837980
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00276

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6390000/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30837980
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00276

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