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Case Reports
. 2009 Aug;47(8):2670-1.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00362-09. Epub 2009 Jun 3.

Emergence of KPC-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Trinidad and Tobago

Patrick E Akpaka  1 , William H Swanston, Hyginus N Ihemere, Adriana Correa, Julian A Torres, Jose D Tafur, Maria Camila Montealegre, John P Quinn, Maria Virginia Villegas
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Case Reports

Emergence of KPC-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Trinidad and Tobago

Patrick E Akpaka et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Aug.

Abstract

In 2006, the first isolate of KPC-2-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the world was identified in Colombia. Recently, similar strains have been reported in Puerto Rico. We now report KPC-2-producing P. aeruginosa in Trinidad and Tobago. Surveillance for similar strains is warranted, considering their wide geographic spread and known association with mobile genetic elements.

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