Identification of KPC-2-producing Escherichia coli in a companion animal: a new challenge for veterinary clinicians

Author(s)

Sellera, Abio P. ^[1] ; Fernandes, Miriam R. ^[2] ; Ruiz, Regina ^[3] ; Falleiros, Ana C. M. ^[3] ; Rodrigues, Fernanda P. ^[3] ; Cerdeira, Louise ^[2] ; Lincopan, Nilton ^{[4, 2]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Vet Med & Anim Sci, Dept Internal Med, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Clin & Toxicol Anal, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Provet Diagnost Ctr, Microbiol Sect, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biomed Sci, Dept Microbiol, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Letter
• Source: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy; v. 73, n. 8, p. 2259-2261, AUG 2018.
• Web of Science Citations: 7

Abstract

• FAPESP's process: 16/08593-9 - Pan-Resistome of beta-lactamase (KPC-2, CTX-M-8, CTX-M-15)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli isolates endemic in Brazil
• Grantee: Nilton Erbet Lincopan Huenuman
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 15/21325-0 - Comparative analysis of the resistome of Klebsiella pneumoniae XDR (NDM-1/KPC-2) belonging to the endemic high-risk clonal complex CC258
• Grantee: Louise Teixeira Cerdeira
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 15/13527-2 - Ancestral relationship, pan-resistoma plasmid of Escherichia coli producing b-lactamases of extended spectrum (CTX-M) and of plasmid curing methods
• Grantee: Miriam Rodriguez Fernandes
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate