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October 2, 2025MicroorganismsOpen Access

Genomic Characterization of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST1440 and Serratia marcescens Isolates from a COVID-19 ICU Outbreak in Ecuador

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ETEstefanía Tisalema-GuanopatínSan Sebastián UniversityFCFausto Sebastián Cabezas-MeraMetropolitan University of TechnologyÁPÁlvaro A. Pérez-MezaUniversidad San Francisco de Quito

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Implication

Investigation reveals co-selection of antimicrobial resistance genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Serratia marcescens isolates, highlighting urgent genomic surveillance needs.

Key Points

  • Findings indicate the presence of 70 resistance-related genes in clinical isolates from three ICU patients, emphasizing the threat of multidrug-resistant bacteria.
  • Nineteen identified plasmids contained critical genes including blaKPC-2, suggesting significant antimicrobial resistance mechanisms in play during the COVID-19 outbreak.
  • Whole-genome sequencing revealed distinct gene clusters indicating co-localization of resistance genes, pointing to a worrying trend in antibiotic resistance.
  • Genomic surveillance is critical in resource-limited healthcare settings to combat the rise of antimicrobial resistance exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tisalema-Guanopatín et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de68f183cbc991d0a216d3https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13102286
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