Enterobacter cloacae harbouring blaKPC-2 and qnrB-1 isolated from a cystic fibrosis patient: a case report

We describe the first detection of a KPC-2- and QnrB-producing Enterobacter cloacae from a patient with cystic fibrosis. The blaKPC-2 and qnrB-1 genes were located in a 79.8-kb plasmid. The presence of blaKPC-2 and qnrB-1 genes was determined by PCR and sequencing. Mobilization of plasmid containing...

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Main Authors: D.P. Alves, A.P.D'A Carvalho-Assef, O.C. Conceição-Neto, C.A.M. Aires, R.M. Albano, T.W. Folescu, S.C.S. Ornelas, R.S. Leão, E.A. Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297518300568