New Microbes and New Infections (Sep 2018)

Enterobacter cloacae harbouring blaKPC-2 and qnrB-1 isolated from a cystic fibrosis patient: a case report

  • D.P. Alves,
  • A.P.D'A Carvalho-Assef,
  • O.C. Conceição-Neto,
  • C.A.M. Aires,
  • R.M. Albano,
  • T.W. Folescu,
  • S.C.S. Ornelas,
  • R.S. Leão,
  • E.A. Marques

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25
pp. 49 – 51

Abstract

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We describe the first detection of a KPC-2- and QnrB-producing Enterobacter cloacae from a patient with cystic fibrosis. The blaKPC-2 and qnrB-1 genes were located in a 79.8-kb plasmid. The presence of blaKPC-2 and qnrB-1 genes was determined by PCR and sequencing. Mobilization of plasmid containing blaKPC2 gene was assayed by conjugation. Keywords: Antimicrobial resistance, blaKPC-2, Cystic fibrosis, Enterobacteriaceae, qnrB-1