The first report of infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying the bla kpc gene in State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

The increased frequency and dissemination of enterobacteria resistant to various antimicrobials is currently worldwide concern. In January 2010, a 94-year-old patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia was admitted to the University Hospital. This patient died 21 days after hospitalization due to the clinical worsening. Klebsiella pneumoniae producing of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) was isolated of urine culture. This bacterium demonstrated resistance to ceftazidime, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, ertapenem and imipenem. Susceptibility to cefoxitin, cefepime, meropenem, colistin and tigecycline. This study reports the first case of infection by Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying the bla kpc gene in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul Laboratório de Pesquisas MicrobiológicasUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul Programa de Pós Graduação em Doenças Infecciosas e ParasitáriasUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul Hospital Universitário Laboratório de MicrobiologiaUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul Hospital Universitário Comissão de Controle de Infecção HospitalarUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Laboratório Especial de Microbiologia ClínicaUNIFESP, Laboratório Especial de Microbiologia ClínicaSciEL