Abstract
From September 2010 to December 2011, 26 KPC-3-producing Enterobacter cloacae isolates were identified from 16 patients at a single hospital. Analyses revealed the blaKPC gene to be localized on multiple plasmids in a diverse nonclonal E. cloacae genetic background. These findings highlight the potential complexity of a KPC outbreak at a single hospital.
MeSH terms
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Cluster Analysis
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Cross Infection / epidemiology*
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Cross Infection / microbiology
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Enterobacter cloacae / classification
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Enterobacter cloacae / enzymology*
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Enterobacter cloacae / genetics
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Enterobacter cloacae / isolation & purification
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Enterobacteriaceae Infections / epidemiology*
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Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology
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Female
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Genotype
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Hospitals
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Humans
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Male
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Molecular Epidemiology
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Molecular Typing
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Plasmids
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Quebec / epidemiology
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beta-Lactamases / genetics
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beta-Lactamases / metabolism*
Substances
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beta-Lactamases
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beta-lactamase KPC-3, Enterobacter cloacae