Emergence in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae Clinical Isolates of the VIM-4 Metallo-β-Lactamase Encoded by a Conjugative Plasmid
- 1 February 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 48 (2) , 648-50
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.48.2.648-650.2004
Abstract
Resistance to carbapenems is an emerging problem among gram-negative hospital pathogens. A transferable plasmid encoding the VIM-4 metallo-β-lactamase was detected in isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae obtained from a single patient under carbapenem therapy. Thus, enterobacteria appear to increasingly contribute to the spread of VIM-type enzymes.Keywords
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