Emergence of KPC-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Trinidad and Tobago

Patrick E. Akpaka; William H. Swanston; Hyginus N. Ihemere; Adriana Correa; Julian A. Torres; Jose D. Tafur; Maria Camila Montealegre; John P. Quinn; Maria Virginia Villegas

doi:10.1128/JCM.00362-09

Emergence of KPC-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Trinidad and Tobago

Patrick E. Akpaka, William H. Swanston, Hyginus N. Ihemere, Adriana Correa, Julian A. Torres, Jose D. Tafur, Maria Camila Montealegre, John P. Quinn, Maria Virginia Villegas

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Abstract

In 2006, the first isolate of KPC-2-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the world was identified in Colombia. Recently, similar strains have been reported in Puerto Rico. We now report KPC-2-producing P. aeruginosa in Trinidad and Tobago. Surveillance for similar strains is warranted, considering their wide geographic spread and known association with mobile genetic elements.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2670-2671
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	47
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00362-09
State	Published - Aug 2009
Externally published	Yes

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Emergence of KPC-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Trinidad and Tobago. / Akpaka, Patrick E.; Swanston, William H.; Ihemere, Hyginus N.; Correa, Adriana; Torres, Julian A.; Tafur, Jose D.; Montealegre, Maria Camila; Quinn, John P.; Villegas, Maria Virginia.

In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol. 47, No. 8, 08.2009, p. 2670-2671.

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