Article
Introduction of NDM-1 and OXA-370 from Brazil into Chile in strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from a single patient
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CARRASCO-ANABALÓN, Sergio et al. Introduction of NDM-1 and OXA-370 from Brazil into Chile in strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from a single patient. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, v. 81, p. 28–30, 2019.
1201-9712
10.1016/j.ijid.2019.01.051
1878-3511
Autor
Carrasco-Anabalón, Sergio
Conceição Neto, Carlos Orlando
Carvalho-Assef, Ana Paula D 'A.
Lima, Celia A.
Cifuentes, Marcela
Silva, Francisco
Barrera, Boris
Domínguez, Mariana
González-Rocha, Gerardo
Bello-Toledo, Helia
Resumen
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae have rapidly disseminated worldwide and can colonize patients in healthcare centers. As in Chile the first isolations of NDM-1 and OXA-370 carbapenemases were related with a patient arriving from Brazil, the genetic relatedness of Klebsiella pneumoniae strains producers of these enzymes and isolated in both countries was assessed. PFGE analyses revealed that the isolates were clonally related, illustrating how travel contributes to the spread of multidrug-resistant microorganisms. In addition, the occurrence of three different carbapenemases in three different K. pneumoniae strains isolated from a single patient is described.