Emergence of KPC-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Trinidad and Tobago
- 1 August 2009
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 47 (8), 2670-2671
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.00362-09
Abstract
In 2006, the first isolate of KPC-2-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the world was identified in Colombia. Recently, similar strains have been reported in Puerto Rico. We now report KPC-2-producing P. aeruginosa in Trinidad and Tobago. Surveillance for similar strains is warranted, considering their wide geographic spread and known association with mobile genetic elements.Keywords
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