Nosocomial Outbreak Caused by NDM-5 and OXA-181 Carbapenemase Co-producing Escherichia coli

Carbapenemase-producing (CPE) is an important and increasing threat to global health. From July to September 2017, 20 inpatients at a tertiary care hospital in Korea were either colonized or infected with carbapenem-resistant strains. All of isolates co-produced and carbapenemase genes and shared ≥8...

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Published in:Infection & chemotherapy 2019, 51(2), , pp.177-182
Main Authors: Ahn, Kwangjin, Hwang, Gyu Yel, Kim, Young Keun, Kim, Hyo Youl, Jeong, Hye Ran, Hong, Jun Sung, Uh, Young
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Language:English
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Summary:Carbapenemase-producing (CPE) is an important and increasing threat to global health. From July to September 2017, 20 inpatients at a tertiary care hospital in Korea were either colonized or infected with carbapenem-resistant strains. All of isolates co-produced and carbapenemase genes and shared ≥88% clonal relatedness on the basis of a cladistic calculation of the distribution of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns. Rapid detection of CPE is one of the most important factors to prevent CPE dissemination because it takes long time for CPE to become negative.
ISSN:2093-2340
2092-6448
DOI:10.3947/ic.2019.51.2.177