Case Report

Carbapenem Resistance via the blaKPC-2 Gene in Enterobacter cloacae Blood Culture Isolate

An Enterobacter cloacae blood culture isolate expressing carbapenem resistance via the Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase KPC-2 gene is reported. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a nosocomial isolate with carbapenemase-mediated resistance causing infection in a patient from Tennessee.