Emergence of KPC-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Trinidad and Tobago

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Aug;47(8):2670-1. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00362-09. Epub 2009 Jun 3.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Pseudomonas Infections / microbiology*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / enzymology*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification*
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • beta-Lactam Resistance*
  • beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • beta-lactamase KPC-2
  • beta-Lactamases