Open AccessDetection of Plasmid-Mediated KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Ottawa, Canada: Evidence of Intrahospital Transmission
Author(s) -
David A. Goldfarb,
Sarah-Beth Harvey,
Kelsi Jessamine,
Peter Jessamine,
Baldwin Toye,
Marc Desjardins
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00098-09
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , plasmid , microbiology and biotechnology , transmission (telecommunications) , klebsiella infections , klebsiella , cross infection , enterobacteriaceae , university hospital , clinical microbiology , medicine , biology , virology , gene , escherichia coli , emergency medicine , genetics , electrical engineering , engineering
Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from three patients admitted to the Ottawa Hospital, a 1,040-bed teaching hospital, were found to contain the plasmid-borne K. pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing bla gene (bla(KPC)). There was evidence of person-to-person transmission for two patients. Screening of 186 clinical isolates revealed no additional bla(KPC)-containing isolates.
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