Carbapenem resistance among Gram-negative non fermentative bacteria is widely known, whereas carbapenem resistance among Enterobacteriaceae is rare. In this study we describe a case of sepsis caused by Serratia marcescens carrying blaKPC gene. In Brazil, cases of KPC have been reported in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli, which shows the emergence of this kind of carbapenemase and its dissemination among different species of Enterobacteriaceae in our country.
Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC); Carbapenemase; Serratia; Bloodstream infection