Abstract
In this study, we report the first outbreak of KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from three patients admitted to a neurosurgery department in a South Korean teaching hospital. Multilocus sequence typing showed that the isolates were identical to the previous KPC producers in South Korea and other countries, suggesting clonal spread.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Cluster Analysis
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Genotype
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Hospitals
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Humans
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Klebsiella Infections / epidemiology*
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Klebsiella Infections / microbiology*
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Klebsiella pneumoniae / classification
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Klebsiella pneumoniae / enzymology*
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Klebsiella pneumoniae / genetics
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Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Middle Aged
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Multilocus Sequence Typing
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Republic of Korea / epidemiology
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beta-Lactamases / genetics
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beta-Lactamases / metabolism*
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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beta-Lactamases
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beta-lactamase KPC-2, Klebsiella pneumoniae