KPC-PRODUCING Serratia marcescens IN A HOME-CARE PATIENT FROM RECIFE, BRAZIL

SUMMARY In this brief communication we describe the occurrence of a KPC-producing Serratia marcescensisolate in a home-care patient from Recife, Brazil. The blaKPC, blaSPM, blaIMP, blaVIMblaOXA, blaCTX-M, blaSHV, blaTEM and blaGES genes were investigated by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and DNA se...

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Published in:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors:	Emmily MARGATE, Vera MAGALHÃES, Lorena Cristina Corrêa FEHLBERG, Ana Cristina GALES, Ana Catarina Souza LOPES
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2015-08-01
Subjects:	Serratia marcescens KPC-2 beta-lactamase Carbapenemase Multidrug-resistance
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652015000400359&lng=en&tlng=en