Detection of KPC Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Enzymes in Enterobacter spp. from Brooklyn, New York
Open Access
- 1 February 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 49 (2) , 776-778
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.49.2.776-778.2005
Abstract
Enterobacter spp. are rarely resistant to carbapenems. In this report, one Enterobacter sp. isolate possessed bla KPC-3 and two possessed bla KPC-2 . For all three strains, the imipenem MICs were dependent on the inoculum and testing method; two were reported by the clinical laboratories to be carbapenem susceptible. Improved detection methods will be necessary to identify these enzymes.Keywords
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