First Clinical Cases of OXA-48-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Peru

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https://doi.org/10.35434/rcmhnaaa.2021.143.1260

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Klebsiella Pneumoniae, OXA-48, carbapenemases, Peru

Abstract

Background: Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) represents a global public health concern and systemic infections associated with OXA-48 carbapenemase are increasingly being reported in Latin America. Here, we present the first 2 cases of systemic infections by OXA-48-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Peru. A favorable clinical response was observed after targeted treatment with colistin as a backbone.

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Adriana Morales-Moreno, Médico Especialista en Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales

  1. Servicio de Infectología, Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud. Lima, Perú.

José Carlos Ballena-López, Médico Especialista en Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales

  1. Servicio de Infectología, Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud. Lima, Perú.

Roxana Sandoval-Ahumada, Médico Especialista en Patología Clínica

  1. Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud. Lima, Perú.

Wilmer Silva-Caso, Médico investigador

  1. School of Medicine, Research and Innovation Centre of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú.
  2. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Lima, Peru.

Giancarlo Pérez-Lazo, Médico Especialista en Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales

  1. Servicio de Infectología, Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud. Lima, Perú.

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Published

2021-12-14

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Morales-Moreno A, Ballena-López JC, Sandoval-Ahumada R, Silva-Caso W, Pérez-Lazo G. First Clinical Cases of OXA-48-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Peru. Rev. Cuerpo Med. HNAAA [Internet]. 2021 Dec. 14 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];14(3):379-82. Available from: http://cmhnaaa.org.pe/ojs/index.php/rcmhnaaa/article/view/1260

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Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): July - September

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Case Reports

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Copyright (c) 2021 Adriana Morales-Moreno, José Carlos Ballena-López, Roxana Sandoval-Ahumada, Wilmer Silva-Caso, Giancarlo Pérez-Lazo

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