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Emergence of Escherichia coli ST131 carrying carbapenemase genes, European Union/European Economic Area, August 2012 to May 2024.
- Source :
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Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin [Euro Surveill] 2024 Nov; Vol. 29 (47). - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Analysis of 594 isolates of Escherichia coli sequence type (ST)131 and its single locus variants carrying carbapenemase genes from 17 European Union/European Economic Area countries revealed acquisition of 18 carbapenemase variants, mainly in ST131 clades A and C. Most frequent were bla <subscript>OXA-244</subscript> (n = 230) and bla <subscript>OXA-48</subscript> (n = 224), detected in 14 and 12 countries, respectively. Isolates carrying bla <subscript>OXA-244</subscript> have increased rapidly since 2021. The increasing detection of carbapenemase genes in the E. coli high-risk lineage ST131 is a public health concern.
- Subjects :
- Humans
Europe epidemiology
Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Multilocus Sequence Typing
Escherichia coli Proteins genetics
beta-Lactamases genetics
Escherichia coli genetics
Escherichia coli isolation & purification
Escherichia coli Infections epidemiology
Escherichia coli Infections microbiology
European Union
Bacterial Proteins genetics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1560-7917
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 47
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 39574387
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.47.2400727