Detection of Plasmid-Mediated KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Ottawa, Canada: Evidence of Intrahospital Transmission
- 1 June 2009
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 47 (6), 1920-1922
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.00098-09
Abstract
Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from three patients admitted to the Ottawa Hospital, a 1,040-bed teaching hospital, were found to contain the plasmid-borne K. pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing bla gene ( bla KPC ) . There was evidence of person-to-person transmission for two patients. Screening of 186 clinical isolates revealed no additional bla KPC -containing isolates.Keywords
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