Circulation of blaKPC-3-carrying IncX3 plasmids among Citrobacter freundii isolates in an Italian Hospital
- Venditti C
- Fortini D
- Villa L
- Vulcano A
- D’Arezzo S
- Capone A
- Petrosillo N
- Nisii C
- Carattoli A
- Di Caro A.
Publication date
January 2017
DOI Publisher
American Society for Microbiology ISSN
0066-4804 Language
English Citation count (estimate)
2Abstract
Colonizations due to carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are a source of antimicrobial resistance transmission in health care settings. Eleven Citrobacter freundii strains producing KPC-3 carbapenemase were isolated from rectal swabs during a 3-year surveillance program. blaKPC-3-carrying plasmids were found to belong to the IncX3 group in 9 of the 11 strains, and complete nucleotide sequences were obtained for 2 of them. Our results highlight the possible role of C. freundii as reservoir of resistance genes. © 2017 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved
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