Genomic Epidemiology of Global Carbapenemase-Producing <i>Escherichia coli,</i> 2015–2017
Gisele Peirano, Liang Chen, Diego B. Nóbrega, Thomas J. Finn, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Rebekah DeVinney, Johann Pitout
Abstract
plasmids among 11 STs from 12 countries. NDM-5 was frequent in Egypt, Thailand (linked with ST410-B4/H24RxC and ST167-B subclades), and Vietnam (because of ST448). OXA-48 was common in Turkey (linked with ST11260). Global K. pneumoniae carbapenemases were linked with ST131 C1/H30 subclade and NDM-1 with various STs. The global carbapenemase E. coli population is dominated by diverse STs with different characteristics and varied geographic distributions, requiring ongoing genomic surveillance.
Topics & Concepts
SubcladeKlebsiella pneumoniaeEscherichia coliMolecular epidemiologyBiologyPlasmidMicrobiologyEpidemiologyKlebsiella infectionsNew delhiPopulationMultilocus sequence typingGeneticsMedicineGenotypePhylogeneticsGeneEnvironmental healthCladeInternal medicineMetropolitan areaPathologyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyBacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing