Septic shock caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Enterobacter gergoviae in a neutropenic patient with leukemia

Abstract

We present the first reported infection caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Enterobacter gergoviae. The patient had leukemia and neutropenia and died of septic shock from KPC-producing E. gergoviae bacteremia. The emergence of KPCs in additional species of Enterobacteriaceae is alarming and may disproportionately affect patients with hematologic malignancies. Copyright © 2013, American Society for Microbiology.