Article
KPC-2 carbapenemase-producingklebsiella pneumoniaeisolates from patients with cystic fibrosis
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LEÃO, Robson S. et al. KPC-2 carbapenemase-producingklebsiella pneumoniaeisolates from patients with cystic fibrosis. J. cyst. fibros., Amsterdam, v. 10, n. 2, p. 140-142, mar. 2011.
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10.1016/j.jcf.2010.12.003
Autor
Leão, Robson S.
Pereira, Rosana H. V.
Folescu, Tânia W.
Albano, Rodolpho Mattos
Santos, Erica A.
C. Junior, Luiz G.
Marques, Elizabeth A.
Resumen
Assistência Técnica da PDTIS-Fiocruz CNPq, FAPERJ Bacteria producing Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPCs) are rapidly emerging as a cause of multidrug-resistant infections worldwide. KPCs enzyme are plasmid-borne and can accumulate and transfer resistance determinants to other classes of antibiotics.We report two cases of KPC-2 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Cystic Fibrosis patients.