New Insights in <i>bla</i><sub>KPC</sub> Gene Mobilization in <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>: Acquisition of <i>bla</i><sub>KPC-3</sub> and Identification of a New Tn<i>2</i>-like NTE Mobilizing <i>bla</i><sub>KPC-2</sub>

Carbapenem-resistant <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> is a major cause of healthcare associated infections in hospitalized patients and what is more warring with reduced therapeutic options. The KPC is a powerful enzyme capable of hydrolyzing the carbapenems, described first in <i>Kle...

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Published in:Antibiotics
Main Authors: Deisy Abril, Juan Bravo-Ojeda, Julio-Cesar Garcia, Aura Lucia Leal-Castro, Carlos Humberto Saavedra-Trujillo, Johana Madroñero, Rosa-Helena Bustos, Ricaurte Alejandro Marquez-Ortiz, Zayda Lorena Corredor Rozo, Natasha Vanegas Gómez, Javier Escobar-Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-09-01
Subjects:
<i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>
<i>bla</i><sub>KPC</sub>
carbapenem resistance
Tn<i>4401b</i>
NTE<sub>KPC</sub>-IIg
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/14/9/947

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