| Literature DB >> 32457107 |
Laurent Poirel1,2,3, Xavier Vuillemin4, Mario Juhas4, Amandine Masseron4, Ursina Bechtel-Grosch5, Simon Tiziani6, Stefano Mancini7, Patrice Nordmann4,2,3,8.
Abstract
KPC-50 is a KPC-3 variant identified from a Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolate recovered in Switzerland in 2019. Compared to KPC-3, KPC-50 shows (i) a three-amino-acid insertion (Glu-Ala-Val) between amino acids 276 and 277, (ii) an increased affinity to ceftazidime, (iii) a decreased sensitivity to avibactam, explaining the ceftazidime-avibactam resistance, and (iv) an association with a sharp reduction of its carbapenemase activity.Entities:
Keywords: KPC; Klebsiella pneumoniae; ceftazidime-avibactam
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32457107 PMCID: PMC7526841 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00321-20
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191