American Society for Microbiology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 5(49), p. 2040-2042, 2011
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00133-11
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ABSTRACT The first case in Europe of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) 2 transfer from K. pneumoniae to Escherichia coli in the same patient is described. KPC-positive plasmids from the two species were identical, indicating horizontal plasmid transfer. Selection of the KPC-producing E. coli strain was triggered by therapy with meropenem.