Dissemination of bla KPC-2 by the Spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae Clonal Complex 258 Clones (ST258, ST11, ST437) and Plasmids (IncFII, IncN, IncL/M) among Enterobacteriaceae Species in Brazil
Open Access
- 1 July 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 55 (7), 3579-3583
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.01783-10
Abstract
This article reports the spread of bla KPC-2 in the Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro states, facilitated by globally spread K. pneumoniae clonal complex 258 (CC258) clones (ST258, ST11, and ST437) and a diversity of plasmids (IncFII, IncN, and IncL/M, two untypeable plasmids carrying Tn 4401 a or Tn 4401 b) successfully disseminated among species of the Enterobacteriaceae ( Enterobacter cloacae , Serratia marcescens , and Citrobacter freundii ). It also constitutes the first description of sequence type 258 (ST258) in Brazil, which was associated with a nosocomial hospital outbreak in Ribeirao Preto city.This publication has 38 references indexed in Scilit:
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