Université de Fribourg

Phenotypic, biochemical, and genetic analysis of kpc-41, a kpc-3 variant conferring resistance to ceftazidime-avibactam and exhibiting reduced carbapenemase activity

Mueller, Linda ; Masseron, Amandine ; Prod’Hom, Guy ; Galperine, Tatiana ; Greub, Gilbert ; Poirel, Laurent ; Nordmann, Patrice

In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2019, vol. 63, no. 12, p. -

A novel KPC variant, KPC-41, was identified in a Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolate from Switzerland. This β-lactamase possessed a 3-amino-acid insertion (Pro- Asn-Lys) located between amino acids 269 and 270 compared to the KPC-3 amino acid sequence. Cloning and expression of the blaKPC-41 gene in Escherichia coli, followed by determination of MIC values and kinetic parameters, showed...