A multispecies outbreak of carbapenem-resistant bacteria harboring the bla KPC gene in a non-classical transposon element

Abstract Background Klebsiella pneumoniae is the most frequent KPC-producing bacteria. The bla KPC gene is frequently embedded in Tn4401 transposon, and less frequently in non-Tn4401 elements (NTEKPC) variants I-III. The first case of KPC in the UC-CHRISTUS Clinical Hospital was detected in Pseudomo...

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Principais autores:	Aniela Wozniak, Cristian Figueroa, Francisco Moya-Flores, Piero Guggiana, Claudia Castillo, Lina Rivas, José M. Munita, Patricia C. García
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado:	BMC 2021-04-01
Series:	BMC Microbiology
Assuntos:	KPC Carbapenemase Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae Multispecies outbreak Horizontal gene transfer
Acceso en liña:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-021-02169-3
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