Klebsiella pneumoniae co-producing KPC and RmtG, finally targeting Switzerland

A carbapenem- and pan-aminoglycoside-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strain was isolated from a Brazilian patient hospitalized in a Swiss hospital. The clinical isolate carried genes encoding the KPC-2 carbapenemase and the RmtG 16S rRNA methyltransferase. This is the first report of a carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae producing RmtG in Europe.

Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - November 6, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Stefano Mancini, Laurent Poirel, Myriam Corthesy, Gilbert Greub, Patrice Nordmann Tags: Note Source Type: research