TY - JOUR
T1 - The characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae that produce KPC-2 imported from Greece
AU - Chan, Wilson W.
AU - Peirano, Gisele
AU - Smyth, Daniel J.
AU - Pitout, Johann D.D.
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - We report a case of lower urinary tract infection due to KPC-2-producing K. pneumoniae (KpCG02) in an elderly patient who had recently been hospitalized in Greece. The patient was treated successfully on an outpatient basis by removing the Foley catheter and with a prophylactic dose of gentamicin. KpCG02, which belonged to ST258, contained repFII plasmids that tested positive for the vagCD addiction system and the uge, wabG, urea, mrkD, and fimH virulence factors. This case reemphasizes the need for vigilance screening for carbapenem-resistant Gram negatives in patients with a history of travel to endemic areas, such as Greece.
AB - We report a case of lower urinary tract infection due to KPC-2-producing K. pneumoniae (KpCG02) in an elderly patient who had recently been hospitalized in Greece. The patient was treated successfully on an outpatient basis by removing the Foley catheter and with a prophylactic dose of gentamicin. KpCG02, which belonged to ST258, contained repFII plasmids that tested positive for the vagCD addiction system and the uge, wabG, urea, mrkD, and fimH virulence factors. This case reemphasizes the need for vigilance screening for carbapenem-resistant Gram negatives in patients with a history of travel to endemic areas, such as Greece.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.12.003
DO - 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.12.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 23313083
AN - SCOPUS:84873706369
SN - 0732-8893
VL - 75
SP - 317
EP - 319
JO - Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
JF - Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
IS - 3
ER -
