Molecular characterization of newly emerged bla KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Singapore

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Title:	Molecular characterization of newly emerged bla KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Singapore
Authors:	Balm, M.N.D. Ngan, G. Jureen, R. Lin, R.T.P. Teo, J.
Issue Date:	Feb-2012
Citation:	Balm, M.N.D., Ngan, G., Jureen, R., Lin, R.T.P., Teo, J. (2012-02). Molecular characterization of newly emerged bla KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Singapore. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 50 (2) : 475-476. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.05914-11
Abstract:	In Asia, bla KPC detection has been limited to East Asia and not yet seen in Southeast Asia. We report four bla KPC-2-containing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from two different hospitals in Singapore. All isolates belonged to strain type 11 (ST11) and were indistinguishable by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). bla KPC-2 was located on nonconjugative plasmids and flanked by mobile genetic structures composed of a partial Tn4401 transposon and a Tn3-based transposon which previously have been described only in Chinese isolates. Copyright © 2012, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Source Title:	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
URI:	http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/126738
ISSN:	00951137
DOI:	10.1128/JCM.05914-11
Appears in Collections:	Staff Publications

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