1. NDM-1 imported from India--first reported case in South Africa.
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Govind CN, Moodley K, Peer AK, Pillay N, Maske C, Wallis C, Viana R, Chetty A, and Perovic O
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- Enterobacteriaceae Infections therapy, Female, Humans, India, Middle Aged, South Africa, Urinary Tract Infections therapy, Enterobacteriaceae Infections diagnosis, Enterobacteriaceae Infections microbiology, Urinary Tract Infections diagnosis, Urinary Tract Infections microbiology, beta-Lactamases
- Abstract
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae have been increasingly reported throughout the world. The first South African report of a New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase was from Gauteng in August 2011. Despite maintaining a high degree of vigilance, the first such case was seen in KwaZulu-Natal almost a year later. Other cases have been unable to confirm a definite link to any other affected areas; this is the first case in South Africa showing this direct epidemiological link.
- Published
- 2013
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