Emergence of carbapenem- and tigecycline-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST617. (June 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sun, Lin; Xu, Gang; Nan-Meng, ; Li, Gui-Ling; Wang, Zhen-Yu; Mei, Cai-Yue; Jiao, Xinan; Wang, Jing
• Is Part Of: Journal of global antimicrobial resistance. Volume 29(2022)
• Page Start: 278
• Page End: 280
• Publication Date: 2022-06
• Subjects: blaKPC-2 -- ST617 -- Tigecycline resistance; Drug resistance -- Periodicals; Drug resistance -- Periodicals; Drug resistance; Periodicals; 616.9041
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2022.04.003
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2213-7165

Abstract

Highlights: Co-resistance to carbapenem and tigecycline was observed in Klebsiella pneumoniae ST617. The bla KPC-2 gene was located in a conjugative plasmids associated with a commonly observed core structure. The tet (A) variant may account for tigecycline resistance.