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We describe the molecular epidemiology of the KPC-2 K. pneumoniae among public hospitals in the Amazon State, Brazil. A total of 4.4% (5/113) of the K. pneumoniae isolates were identified as KPC-producing and CTX-M-109 beta-lactamase. Further, MultiLocus Sequence Typing identified three clones STs11, 40 and 2230. To the best of our knowledge, the present study demonstrates for the very first time, detection of the multidrug resistant K. pneumoniae (KPC-2), ST2230 clone, in Brazil.
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