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Multihospital Occurrence of Pan-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Sequence Type 147 with an ISEcp1-Directed blaOXA-181 Insertion in the mgrB Gene in the United Arab Emirates.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jul 2017
Sonnevend Ágnes, Ghazawi Akela, Hashmey Rayhan, Haidermota Aliasgher, Girgis Safinaz, Alfaresi Mubarak, Omar Mohammed, Paterson David L, Zowawi Hosam M, Pál Tibor
Abstract excerpt
The emergence of pan-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains is an increasing concern. In the present study, we describe a cluster of 9 pan-resistant K. pneumoniae sequence type 147 (ST147) isolates encountered in 4 patients over nearly 1 year in 3 hospitals of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The isolates exhibited highly similar genotypes. All produced chromosomally encoded OXA-181, and the majority also...
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