Detection and Spread of Escherichia coli Possessing the Plasmid-Borne Carbapenemase KPC-2 in Brooklyn, New York

Bratu, Simona; E. Brooks, Steven; N. Burney, Sharran; Kochar, SK; R. P. Gupta, J.; Landman, David; Quale, John

doi:10.1086/512370

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Detection and Spread of Escherichia coli Possessing the Plasmid-Borne Carbapenemase KPC-2 in Brooklyn, New York

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Mar 2, 2007

Authors:

Simona Bratu

Steven E. Brooks

Sharran N. Burney

Abstract

A carbapenem-resistant isolate of Escherichia coli was identified that possessed a 23-kb plasmid encoding Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase type 2 (KPC-2). A subsequent surveillance study involving hospitals in Brooklyn, New York, revealed that, among 1417 E. coli isolates, 7 isolates (from 3 hosp...

Subject

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Escherichia coli

Plasmid

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