Emergence of KPC-Producing <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> in Trinidad and Tobago

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Authors

Patrick Eberechi Akpaka · University of the West Indies System

William H. Swanston · University of the West Indies

Hyginus N. Ihemere · Caribbean Health Research Council

Adriana Correa

Julián A. Torres

Jose Tafur Soto

María Camila Montealegre

John P. Quinn · Pfizer (United States)

María Virginia Villegas

Abstract

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.

Topics & Keywords

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing Infections and bacterial resistance

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volume 47, Issue 8, pp. 2670-2671

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00362-09

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