VIM-producing carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

CDC just released in MMWR a report of the first case of a Verona integron-encoded metallo-beta-lactamase (VIM) carbapenemase in an Enterobacteriaceae in the United States. The patient was initially hospitalized in Greece and then transferred to a US hospital.  CDC was notified in July and, fortunately, the screening of the 22 patients whose U.S. hospital stays overlapped with this patient were all negative. I would write more, but a nice post by Alex Kallen from the CDC puts this in the proper context.

Sept 24 MMWR article
Alex Kallen CDC post

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