The epidemiology of carbapenemases in Latin America and the Caribbean

K Escandón-Vargas, S Reyes, S Gutiérrez… - Expert review of anti …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas spp., and Acinetobacter spp.
infections are major causes of morbidity and mortality, especially due to the emergence and …

Treatment of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC) infections: a review of published case series and case reports

GC Lee, DS Burgess - Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials, 2012 - Springer
The emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPCs) producing bacteria has
become a significant global public health challenge while the optimal treatment remains …

Dissemination of blaKPC-2 by the Spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae Clonal Complex 258 Clones (ST258, ST11, ST437) and Plasmids (IncFII, IncN, IncL/M) among …

LN Andrade, T Curiao, JC Ferreira… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
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 …

Molecular epidemiology of KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Brazil: the predominance of sequence type 437

LM Seki, PS Pereira, AH Maria da Penha… - … and infectious disease, 2011 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic relatedness of 57 KPC-2–producing
Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from 5 states in Brazil, during 2006–2009. Pulse-field gel …

First description of KPC-2-producing Pseudomonas putida in Brazil

ACS Almeida, MA Vilela, FLS Cavalcanti… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
This work reports the identification of the first case of a KΡC-2-producing Pseudomonas
putida isolate (PP36) in Brazil. The PP36 isolate was resistant to all the antimicrobials tested …

[HTML][HTML] KPC-2 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from patients with cystic fibrosis

RS Leão, RHV Pereira, TW Folescu, RM Albano… - Journal of Cystic …, 2011 - Elsevier
Bacteria producing Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPCs) are rapidly emerging
as a cause of multidrug-resistant infections worldwide. KPCs enzyme are plasmid-borne and …

Carbapenem antibiotic stress increases blaKPC‐2 gene relative copy number and bacterial resistance levels of Klebsiella pneumoniae

H Chen, N Li, F Wang, L Wang… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background The clinical isolation rates of carbapenem‐resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
(CR‐KP) continue to increase. In China, clinical CR‐KP isolates are mainly attributed to the …

In vivo horizontal dissemination of the blaKPC-2 gene carried on diverse genetic platforms among clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae

MS Anchordoqui, D De Belder, C Lucero… - Journal of Global …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study investigated the molecular characteristics of six bla KPC-positive
Enterobacteriaceae recovered from three patients in Argentina. Antimicrobial susceptibility …

A cautionary case of microbial solidarity: concurrent isolation of VIM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli and Enterobacter cloacae from an …

E Sianou, I Kristo, M Petridis… - Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Sir, The emergence and spread of acquired metallo-b-lactamases (MBLs) represents a
worldwide problem. In Greek hospitals, the occurrence of MBL producers is currently …

Estudo genético da resistência aos antibióticos beta-lactâmicos, quinolonas e aminoglicosídeos em bactérias isoladas de pacientes com suspeita de meningite no …

AS Ballaben - 2019 - teses.usp.br
No Brasil, existem poucos relatos de membros da Ordem Enterobacterales isoladas de
líquido céfalo raquidiano causando meningite. Nos últimos 20 anos, bacilos gram-negativos …