KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, finally targeting Turkey

Abstract

We report here the first identification of the worldwide spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-2-producing and carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae clone ST258 in Turkey, a country where the distantly-related carbapenemase OXA-48 is known to be endemic. Worryingly, this isolate was also resistant to colistin, now considered to be the last-resort antibiotic for carbapenem-resistant isolates.

Keywords

• Carbapenemase
• colistin
• Klebsiella pneumoniae
• Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase
• ST258