Dissemination and Molecular Epidemiology of KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Collected in Puerto Rico Medical Center Hospitals during a 1-Year Period
Table 6
Distribution and characterization of the 12 PFGE-unrelated K. pneumoniae isolates.
Isolates
PFGE groups
KPC variant
Other beta-lactamases
Anatomical site
Hospital
Hospital unitc
UPR-Kp421
4
KPC-6
TEM, OXA-30
Blood
MC1
Gen Ward
UPR-Kp691
16
KPC-2
DHA, TEM, OXA-30
Sputum
MC3
Gen Ward
UPR-Kp012
7
KPC-2
TEM
Sputum
MC4
ICU
UPR-Kp152
8
KPC-2
TEM
Misc.a
MC3
Gen Ward
UPR-Kp293
6
KPC-2
TEM
Urine
MC2
Gen Ward
UPR-Kp568
2
KPC-2
TEM
Misc.
MC1
Gen Ward
UPR-Kp558
5
KPC-3
OXA-9
Misc.
MC2
Gen Ward
UPR-Kp749
13
KPC-3
TEM, OXA-9
Urine
NRb
Other
UPR-Kp380
3
KPC-3
TEM
Blood
MC1
Gen Ward
UPR-Kp756
17
KPC-3
TEM
Blood
MC3
Gen Ward
UPR-Kp595
12
KPC-3
TEM
Misc.
MC3
Gen Ward
UPR-Kp565
10
KPC-4
TEM
Urine
MC1
ICU
aMisc.: miscellaneous.
bNR: unidentified hospital (not reported).
cGen Ward: General Ward; ICU: Intensive Care Unit; other: site unspecified.
