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Clin Infect Dis ; 40(10): e84-6, 2005 May 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15844056

ABSTRACT

A 76-year-old woman had recurrent urosepsis due to extended-spectrum beta -lactamase-positive Escherichia coli. Imipenem resistance was detected after long-term imipenem-meropenem therapy. The carbapenem-hydrolyzing enzyme gene was identified as blaKPC-3. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case in which carbapenem-resistant E. coli emerged during therapy with imipenem and meropenem, and the first identification of the carbapenem-hydrolyzing enzyme in E. coli isolates.


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Drug Resistance, Bacterial , Escherichia coli Infections/drug therapy , Escherichia coli Infections/microbiology , Escherichia coli/drug effects , Imipenem/pharmacology , Aged , Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Escherichia coli/enzymology , Escherichia coli/genetics , Female , Humans , Imipenem/administration & dosage , Imipenem/therapeutic use , Meropenem , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Thienamycins/administration & dosage , Thienamycins/therapeutic use , Urinary Tract Infections/drug therapy , Urinary Tract Infections/microbiology
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