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Emergence of New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase (NDM-1) and Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC-2) in South Africa

2011; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 50; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/jcm.05956-11

1098-660X

Adrian Brink, Jennifer Coetzee, Cornelis G. Clay, Sindi Sithole, Guy A. Richards, Laurent Poirel, Patrice Nordmann,

Vibrio bacteria research studies

This report documents emergence of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM-1) and Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC-2) in K. pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae in South Africa. NDM-1 producers have not been described in South Africa, and this is the first instance that KPC producers have been identified in Africa. The two patients infected with these carbapenemase-producing bacteria demised.