Interspecies spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase gene in a single patient.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, and Serratia marcescens were sequentially identified in a patient who underwent small bowel transplantation. Molecular typing and plasmid analysis suggested that the KPC gene was acquired by E. coli, most likely from K. pneumoniae, and was subsequently transferred to S. marcescens.
Medical subject headings
- Bacterial Proteins
- Gene Transfer, Horizontal
- Klebsiella Infections
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- beta-Lactamases