KPC-PRODUCING Serratia marcescens IN A HOME-CARE PATIENT FROM RECIFE, BRAZIL

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Emmily Margate¹  Vera MagalhÃes¹  Lorena Cristina Corrêa Fehlberg¹  Ana Cristina Gales¹  Ana Catarina Souza Lopes¹ 

关键词: Serratia marcescens;    KPC-2 beta-lactamase;    Carbapenemase;    Multidrug-resistance;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652015000400016

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

SUMMARY In this brief communication we describe the occurrence of a KPC-producing Serratia marcescensisolate in a home-care patient from Recife, Brazil. The blaKPC, blaSPM, blaIMP, blaVIMblaOXA, blaCTX-M, blaSHV, blaTEM and blaGES genes were investigated by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing. The isolate was positive for blaKPC-2 and blaTEM-1 and was resistant to aztreonam, cefepime, cefotaxime, imipenem, meropenem, gentamicin, ciprofloxacin and cefazidime, and susceptible only to amikacin, tigecycline and gatifloxacin. This is the first report in Brazil of KPC-producing S. marcescens clinical isolate outside of a hospital environment. Caregivers should be alert for the presence of this isolate in the community setting.

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