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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 Monaco
  • Leo 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
  • European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
  • Department of Medicine
  • Université Catholique de Louvain
  • Statens Serum Institut
  • Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare - THL
  • Paris-Saclay University
  • Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité
  • Ruhr-Universität Bochum
  • Robert Koch Institute
  • University of Galway
  • Department of Technology and Health
  • Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu
  • University Hospital of North Norway
  • University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
  • University of Ljubljana
  • Instituto de Salud Carlos III
  • Public Health Agency of Sweden

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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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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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