RESUMO

In 2006, the first isolate of KPC-2-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the world was identified in Colombia. Recently, similar strains have been reported in Puerto Rico. We now report KPC-2-producing P. aeruginosa in Trinidad and Tobago. Surveillance for similar strains is warranted, considering their wide geographic spread and known association with mobile genetic elements.

Assuntos

Humanos , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Trinidad e Tobago

RESUMO

In 2006, the first isolate of KPC-2-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the world was identified in Colombia. Recently, similar strains have been reported in Puerto Rico. We now report KPC-2-producing P. aeruginosa in Trinidad and Tobago. Surveillance for similar strains is warranted, considering their wide geographic spread and known association with mobile genetic elements.

Assuntos

Infecções por Pseudomonas/microbiologia , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/enzimologia , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/isolamento & purificação , Resistência beta-Lactâmica , beta-Lactamases/biossíntese , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , DNA Bacteriano/genética , Humanos , Masculino , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase/métodos , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/efeitos dos fármacos , Trinidad e Tobago , beta-Lactamases/genética