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International spread or local outbreak? Epidemiologic analyses of transmission patterns of NDM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae based on genomic surveillance data, Germany, January 2022 to February 2023.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 1 Jan 2026
Sandfort Mirco, Eisfeld Jessica, Hans Jörg B, Reichert Felix, Said Dunja, Fischer Martin A, Maechler Friederike, Piening Brar, Buck Hanna, Litzba Nadine, Semmler Torsten, Werner Guido, Eckmanns Tim, Pfennigwerth Niels, Gatermann Sören, Haller Sebastian
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BACKGROUNDCarbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) cause infections, particularly nosocomially, with limited treatment options. NDM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae cases have substantially increased since 2022, associated with the Ukraine war.AIMWe aimed to investigate transmission patterns using Germany's Integrated Genomic Surveillance (IGS), combining notifications and sequence data.METHODSWe selected...
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