Abstract

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae isolates producing KPC-3, North Dakota, USA.

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  • Three carbapenem-resistant E. cloacae isolates from documented cases of Carbapenemresistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infection at the hospital during 2010 were analyzed for comparison

  • Genetic typing of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae identified from patients at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota, USA

  • The finding of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-3–producing E. cloacae in North Dakota contrasts with the predominant epidemiology of CRE across the United States

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Introduction

Enterobacter cloacae Isolates Producing KPC-3, North Dakota, USA We describe an outbreak of clonal carbapenem-resistant E. cloacae in a health care system in Fargo. Three carbapenem-resistant E. cloacae isolates from documented cases of CRE infection at the hospital during 2010 were analyzed for comparison.

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