Table 2.
ESBL content and PFGE clonal types of 73 clinical, 11 active surveillance, and 3 environmental carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae isolates
| Carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae isolate type and source (no. of isolates)a | No. of isolates with: |
PFGE type(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHV-5 | SHV-12 | CTX-M-15 | Any ESBL | ||
| blaKPC-2 (65) | |||||
| Clinical (52) | 34 | 2 | 36 | Ia, Ib, Ic, IIa, IIb, III | |
| Active surveillance (11) | 8 | 8 | Ia, Ib, IIa | ||
| Environmental (2) | Ic | ||||
| blaKPC-2 blaVIM-1 (10) | |||||
| Clinical (9) | 2 | 1 | 3 | IV, Va, Vb, VI | |
| Environmental (1) | Vb | ||||
| blaVIM-1, clinical (12) | 5 | 3 | 8 | VIIa, VIIb, VIIIa, VIIIb | |
a
There were a total of 87 carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae isolates.