New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase-5–Producing Escherichia coli in Companion Animals, United States

We report isolation of a New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-5–producing carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli sequence type 167 from companion animals in the United States. Reports of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in companion animals are rare. We describe a unique cluster of blaNDM-5–producing...

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Main Authors: Stephen D. Cole, Laura Peak, Gregory H. Tyson, Renate Reimschuessel, Olgica Ceric, Shelley C. Rankin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/2/19-1221_article