In:
Eurosurveillance, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC), Vol. 18, No. 31 ( 2013-08-01)
Kurzfassung:
We report the first outbreak of carbapenem-resistant NDM-1-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in Europe, in a French intensive-care unit in January to May 2013. The index patient was transferred from Algeria and led to the infection/colonisation of five additional patients. Concurrently, another imported case from Algeria was identified. The seven isolates were genetically indistinguishable, belonging to ST85. The bla NDM-1 carbapenemase gene was part of the chromosomally located composite transposon Tn125. This report underscores the growing concern about the spread of NDM-1-producing A. baumannii in Europe.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1560-7917
DOI:
10.2807/1560-7917.ES2013.18.31.20547
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)
Publikationsdatum:
2013
ZDB Id:
2059112-3
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