Identification of Carbapenem-ResistantKlebsiella pneumoniaeHarboring KPC Enzymes in New Jersey
- 1 December 2007
- journal article
- Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in Microbial Drug Resistance
- Vol. 13 (4) , 235-240
- https://doi.org/10.1089/mdr.2007.767
Abstract
Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates harboring KPC enzymes have been identified in many geographical areas since 2001. Numerous problems exist in the detection and treatment of patients with such isolates. The clinical characteristics and molecular epidemiology associated with 12 randomly chosen patients in whom these enzymes were detected by molecular methods are described. This is the first description of the identification of carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae isolates harboring KPC beta-lactamases at the Veterans Administration Hospital in New Jersey (VA NJHCS). Because recognition of carbapenem resistance in K. pneumoniae due to KPC enzymes can only be achieved by molecular methods, detection in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory by routine methods will continue to be difficult, leading to dilemmas in treatment.Keywords
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