Université de Fribourg

First case of NDM-1 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Caribbean islands

Bastian, Sylvaine ; Nordmann, Patrice ; Creton, Elodie ; Malpote, Edith ; Thiery, Guillaume ; Martino, Frederic ; Breurec, Sebastien ; Dortet, Laurent

In: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015, vol. 34, p. 53–54

Characterize a NDM-1 producing K. pneumoniae isolate recovered from a patient hospitalized in Guadeloupe, French West Indies, after its transfer from CubaMethodsAntibiotic susceptibilities were determined by the disk diffusion method, and E-test. Carbapenemase production was assessed using the Carba NP test. Antibiotic resistance determinants and their surrounding structures were...