Abstract
A Pilot Survey of Carbapenem-Resistant<i>Escherichia coli</i>and<i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>Mediated by<i>K pneumoniae</i>Serine Carbapenemases in a Regional Referral Hospital in British Columbia
Highlights
To the Editor: The first Canadian report of a Klebsiella pneumoniae-producing Enterobacteriaceae in K pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) was described in 2009 by Pillai et al [1]
A six-month pilot study of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species was performed as a preliminary evaluation of the prevalence of KPC-encoded resistance in these commonly isolated bacteria
The study was conducted on patient isolates from Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) – a 250-bed regional referral hospital located in Kamloops, British Columbia (BC)
Summary
To the Editor: The first Canadian report of a Klebsiella pneumoniae-producing Enterobacteriaceae in K pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) was described in 2009 by Pillai et al [1]. A six-month pilot study of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species was performed as a preliminary evaluation of the prevalence of KPC-encoded resistance in these commonly isolated bacteria.
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