Isolation of OXA-48 Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST101 from an Overseas Traveler Returning to Japan

Aki Hashimoto; Maki Nagamatsu; Norio Ohmagari; Kayoko Hayakawa; Yasuyuki Kato; Teruo Kirikae

doi:10.7883/yoken.67.120

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Isolation of OXA-48 Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST101 from an Overseas Traveler Returning to Japan

Aki Hashimoto, Maki Nagamatsu, Norio Ohmagari, Kayoko Hayakawa, Yasuyuki Kato, Teruo Kirikae

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Keywords: OXA-48 carbapenemase, K. pneumoniae, antimicrobial resistance

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2014 Volume 67 Issue 2 Pages 120-121

DOI https://doi.org/10.7883/yoken.67.120

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Abstract

OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing organisms have emerged rapidly worldwide and may be transmitted through patients who receive medical care abroad. To our knowledge, this is the second case of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from a patient who had returned to Japan after receiving treatment abroad.

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