Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 2009 · 47 citations · 14 references
Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyBacteriologyMedical MicrobiologyMolecular EpidemiologyAntibiotic ResistanceAntimicrobial Resistance GenomicsBacterial EpidemiologyCarbapenem ResistanceMolecular Epidemiology Of ResistanceResistance EpidemiologyCarbapenem AntibioticsCarbapenem Resistance MechanismsCarbapenemase EnzymesKlebsiella Pneumoniae CarbapenemaseKlebsiella Pneumoniae ResistanceMolecular Typing Of BacteriaMolecular Typing Of IsolatesMolecular Typing Of Pathogens
Production of a Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) is the most common mechanism of carbapenem resistance in the United States; however, until now, KPC-producing isolates have not been found in western Michigan. Molecular typing of two KPC-producing K. pneumoniae isolates from Michigan showed their similarity to other Midwestern isolates. They were also unrelated to the dominant sequence type observed throughout the United States, multilocus sequence type 258. This could represent regional dissemination of another KPC-producing K. pneumoniae strain.
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