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Detection of KPC Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Enzymes in Enterobacter spp. from Brooklyn, New York

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: Enterobacter spp. are rarely resistant to carbapenems. In this report, one Enterobacter sp. isolate possessed bla(KPC-3) and two possessed bla(KPC-2). For all three strains, the imipenem MICs were dependent on the inoculum and testing method; two were reported by the clinical laboratories to be carbapenem susceptible. Improved detection methods will be necessary to identify these enzymes.

Source: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

DOI: 10.1128/aac.49.2.776-778.2005

Authors: Simona Bratu, David Landman, Maqsood Alam, Elaine Tolentino, John Quale

Institution: State University of New York

Language: English

Topic: Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Subfield: Molecular Medicine

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Pfizer