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Willames M B S Martins1, Anna C S Almeida2, Adriana G Nicoletti3
1Laboratório de Resistência Microbiana, Universidade de Pernambuco-UPE, Recife PE, Brazil; Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Molecular, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães (CPqAM)-FIOCRUZ/PE, Recife PE, Brazil.
Abstract:
Few reports described the presence of bla(KPC) and qnr genes in the same isolate. This study reports the combination of bla(KPC-2) and qnrB19 genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae ST340 isolate in Brazil. These findings draw attention to this combination in ST340 isolate, which is part of the CC258, disseminated in Latin America.
