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BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 19, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-3649-9
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Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae; K; pneumoniae ST258; Japanese
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BackgroundThus far, studies on Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing organisms have only been reported in those with a history of foreign travel, and a specific Japanese KPC-producing isolate has not yet been reported.Case presentationWe describe a Japanese patient, with no history of travel to foreign countries, admitted due to aspiration pneumonia, and a KPC-producing isolate detected in his sputum. Fortunately, his pneumonia resolved. His close contacts did not have a history of foreign travel, and the isolate was not detected in other patients.ConclusionsThe potential for KPC-producing organisms to become endemic in Japan is currently of great concern.
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