Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST307 in Traveler Returning from Puerto Rico to Dominican Republic

Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST307 in Traveler Returning from Puerto Rico to Dominican Republic

We report blaKPC-2–harboring carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in an emerging sequence type 307 lineage in a traveler returning from Puerto Rico to the Dominican Republic. Phylogenetic analyses indicate regional dissemination of this highly drug-resistant clone across the Americas, undersco...

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Main Authors: Rita Rojas, Nenad Macesic, Gilda Tolari, Anel Guzman, Anne-Catrin Uhlemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaecae
MDR
Klebsiella pneumoniae
multidrug resistance
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/8/17-1730_article

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