Case Reports in Infectious Diseases (Jan 2018)

A Case of Biliary Tract Infection Caused by KPC-2-Producing Kluyvera ascorbata

  • Lu Wang,
  • Ying Jing,
  • Kaisheng Lai,
  • Jingna An,
  • Jiyong Yang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/5745708
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2018

Abstract

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Kluyvera spp. can cause various infections. However, carbapenemase-producing Kluyvera spp. has not been previously reported. We report a case of biliary tract infection caused by KPC-2-producing K. ascorbata in a 13-year-old female. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on infection caused by carbapenemase-producing Kluyvera spp.