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
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Aug;47(8):2670-1. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00362-09. Epub 2009 Jun 3.
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.
2006年,世界上首例产KPC-2的铜绿假单胞菌分离株在哥伦比亚被鉴定出来。最近,在波多黎各也报告了类似菌株。我们现在报告特立尼达和多巴哥存在产KPC-2的铜绿假单胞菌。鉴于其广泛的地理分布以及与移动遗传元件的已知关联,有必要对类似菌株进行监测。