Nonclonal emergence of colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from blood samples in South Korea

Ji Yoeun Suh, Jun Seong Son, Doo Ryeon Chung, Kyong Ran Peck, Kwan Soo Ko, Jae Hoon Song

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Abstract

In vitro activities of colistin and other drugs were tested against 221 Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates that were collected between 2006 and 2007 in nine tertiary care South Korean hospitals from patients with bacteremia. The clonality of colistin-resistant K. pneumoniae (CRKP) isolates was assessed by multilocus sequence typing (MLST). We found that 15 isolates (6.8%) were resistant to colistin. MLST showed that CRKP isolates were nonclonal, with colistin resistance in K. pneumoniae occurring independently and not by clonal spreading.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)560-562
Number of pages3
JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume54
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2010
Externally publishedYes

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