Imipenem resistance in a Salmonella clinical strain due to plasmid-mediated class A carbapenemase KPC-2

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2003 Apr;47(4):1297-300. doi: 10.1128/AAC.47.4.1297-1300.2003.

Abstract

A Salmonella enterica serotype Cubana isolate exhibiting resistance to most beta-lactam antibiotics, including oxyimino-cephalosporins and imipenem, was isolated from a 4-year-old boy with gastroenteritis in Maryland. beta-Lactam resistance was mediated by a conjugative plasmid that encoded KPC-2, a class A carbapenemase previously found in a Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate from the Maryland area as well. Sequence analysis of the flanking regions indicated a potential association of bla(KPC-2) with mobile structures.

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins*
  • Base Sequence
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Conjugation, Genetic
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Imipenem / pharmacology*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Plasmids*
  • Salmonella / drug effects*
  • Salmonella / enzymology
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Imipenem
  • beta-Lactamases
  • carbapenemase

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AF481906