The first nationwide surveillance of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales in the United Arab Emirates – increased association of Klebsiella pneumoniae CC14 clone with Emirati patients

The first nationwide surveillance of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales in the United Arab Emirates – increased association of Klebsiella pneumoniae CC14 clone with Emirati patients

Objectives: To assess the current prevalence, distribution, and main clonal types of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) in the United Arab Emirates. Methods: A total of 504 CRE collected over a 9-month period in 15 hospitals were studied. Antibiotic susceptibility and the presence of common...

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Main Authors: Ágnes Sonnevend, Najiba Abdulrazzaq, Akela Ghazawi, Jens Thomsen, Greeshma Bharathan, Lilla Makszin, Tahir A. Rizvi, Tibor Pál
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales
Metallo-beta-lactamases
Klebsiella pneumoniae ST14
Country-wide surveillance
Middle East
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971222002338

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