Cross-border spread of blaNDM-1- And blaOXA-48 positive Klebsiella pneumoniae: A European collaborative analysis of whole genome sequencing and epidemiological data, 2014 to 2019

Catherine Ludden, Felix Lötsch, Erik Alm, Narender Kumar, Karin Johansson, Barbara Albiger, Te Din Huang, Olivier Denis, Anette M. Hammerum, Henrik Hasman, Jari Jalava, Kati Räisänen, Laurent Dortet, Agnès B. Jousset, Sören Gatermann, Sebastian Haller, Martin Cormican, Wendy Brennan, Maria Del Grosso, Monica MonacoLeo Schouls, Ørjan Samuelsen, Mateja Pirš, Tjaša Cerar, Jésus Oteo-Iglesias, Maria Pérez-Vázquez, Karin Sjöström, Petra Edquist, Katie L. Hopkins, Marc J. Struelens, Daniel Palm, Dominique L. Monnet, Anke Kohlenberg

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Abstract

Analysis of sequencing data for 143 blaNDM-1- and blaOXA-48-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from 13 European national collections and the public domain resulted in the identification of 15 previously undetected multi-country transmission clusters. For 10 clusters, cases had prior travel/hospitalisation history in countries outside of the European Union including Egypt, Iran, Morocco, Russia, Serbia, Tunisia and Turkey. These findings highlight the benefit of European whole genome sequencing-based surveillance and data sharing for control of antimicrobial resistance.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEurosurveillance
Volume25
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 May 2020
Externally publishedYes

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