Unusual association of NDM-1 with KPC-2 and armA among Brazilian Enterobacteriaceae isolates
We report the microbiological characterization of four New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 (blaNDM-1)-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. blaNDM-1 was located on a conjugative plasmid and was associated with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-2 (blaKPC-2) or aminoglycoside-resistance methylase (armA), a 16S rRNA methylase not previously reported in Brazil, in two distinct strains of Enterobacter cloacae. Our results suggested that the introduction of blaNDM-1 in Brazil has been accompanied by rapid spread, since our isolates showed no genetic relationship.
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Main Authors: | Quiles,M.G., Rocchetti,T.T., Fehlberg,L.C., Kusano,E.J.U., Chebabo,A., Pereira,R.M.G., Gales,A.C., Pignatari,A.C.C. |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2015
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2015000200174 |
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