Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz · 2013 · 25 citations · 10 references
Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyAntimicrobial ResistanceBacteriologyMedical MicrobiologyAntibiotic ResistanceBacterial EpidemiologyBacterial InfectionsCarbapenem ResistanceMolecular Epidemiology Of ResistancePathogen DetectionKlebsiella Pneumoniae ResistanceMolecular Typing Of BacteriaMolecular Typing Of IsolatesMolecular Typing Of PathogensMolecular Typing Of Resistant IsolatesPolymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr) AssaysPulsed-field Gel ElectrophoresisPulsed-field Gel Electrophoresis Typing
This study describes a carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) outbreak that occurred from October 2008-December 2010. Polymerase chain reaction assays were performed to detect the blaKPC gene and molecular typing was performed using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). There were 33 CRKP infections; PFGE revealed five genotypes: genotype A in five (15%), B in 18 (55%), C in eight (24%) and two unique profiles. Genotype B was disseminated in all hospital units and belonged to the same clone identified in 11 different hospitals in the state of São Paulo. Sixteen (48%) patients died. Seven isolates (21%) were resistant to polymyxin B and 45% were resistant to tigecycline and amikacin.
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