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Case Reports
. 2009 Jun;47(6):1920-2.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00098-09. Epub 2009 Apr 8.

Detection of plasmid-mediated KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Ottawa, Canada: evidence of intrahospital transmission

David Goldfarb  1 , Sarah-Beth Harvey, Kelsi Jessamine, Peter Jessamine, Baldwin Toye, Marc Desjardins
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Detection of plasmid-mediated KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Ottawa, Canada: evidence of intrahospital transmission

David Goldfarb et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jun.

Abstract

Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from three patients admitted to the Ottawa Hospital, a 1,040-bed teaching hospital, were found to contain the plasmid-borne K. pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing bla gene (bla(KPC)). There was evidence of person-to-person transmission for two patients. Screening of 186 clinical isolates revealed no additional bla(KPC)-containing isolates.

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