Isolation of Leclercia adecarboxylata Producing Carbapenemases in A Newborn Female / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
; (12): 874-879, 2023.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-1007861
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
Leclercia adecarboxylata is a Gram-negative bacterium belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae family. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a carbapenem-resistant L. adecarboxylata strain isolated from a healthy newborn. The L. adecarboxylata strain isolated in this study carried four plasmids that may serve as reservoirs for antibiotic resistance genes. Plasmids 2 and 4 did not harbor any antimicrobial resistance genes. Plasmid 3 is a novel plasmid containing three resistance genes. The bla IMP gene harbored in the strain was most similar to bla IMP-79 at the nucleotide level, with a similarity of 99.4% (737/741). This case highlights the importance of considering L. adecarboxylata as a potential cause of infections in children.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Plasmids
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Enterobacteriaceae
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Enterobacteriaceae Infections
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
English
Journal:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article