TY - JOUR
T1 - Presence of the KPC carbapenemase gene in enterobacteriaceae causing bacteremia and its correlation with in vitro carbapenem susceptibility
AU - Marschall, Jonas
AU - Tibbetts, Robert J.
AU - Dunne, W. Michael
AU - Frye, Jonathan G.
AU - Fraser, Victoria J.
AU - Warren, David K.
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - During 6 months, we obtained Enterobacteriaceae isolates from patients with gram-negative bacteremia at a 1,250-bed teaching hospital in St. Louis, MO, and compared carbapenem susceptibilities with the presence of bla KPC, a transferable carbapenemase gene. Three (1.2%) out of 243 isolates were bla KPC positive. Ertapenem nonsusceptibility had a low positive predictive value.
AB - During 6 months, we obtained Enterobacteriaceae isolates from patients with gram-negative bacteremia at a 1,250-bed teaching hospital in St. Louis, MO, and compared carbapenem susceptibilities with the presence of bla KPC, a transferable carbapenemase gene. Three (1.2%) out of 243 isolates were bla KPC positive. Ertapenem nonsusceptibility had a low positive predictive value.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.02123-08
DO - 10.1128/JCM.02123-08
M3 - Article
C2 - 19020072
AN - SCOPUS:58849115530
VL - 47
SP - 239
EP - 241
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
SN - 0095-1137
IS - 1
ER -