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. 2005 Feb;49(2):776-8.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.49.2.776-778.2005.

Detection of KPC carbapenem-hydrolyzing enzymes in Enterobacter spp. from Brooklyn, New York

Simona Bratu  1 , David Landman, Maqsood Alam, Elaine Tolentino, John Quale
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Detection of KPC carbapenem-hydrolyzing enzymes in Enterobacter spp. from Brooklyn, New York

Simona Bratu et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005 Feb.

Abstract

Enterobacter spp. are rarely resistant to carbapenems. In this report, one Enterobacter sp. isolate possessed bla(KPC-3) and two possessed bla(KPC-2). For all three strains, the imipenem MICs were dependent on the inoculum and testing method; two were reported by the clinical laboratories to be carbapenem susceptible. Improved detection methods will be necessary to identify these enzymes.

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