Two genetically unrelated OXA-163-carrying Klebsiella pneumoniae strains were identified from two infection cases in June 2009 and May 2010 in Cairo, Egypt. OXA-163-producing Enterobacteriaceae had been previously reported in Argentina only. Both patients had no history of travel abroad. The emergence of this newly recognized OXA-48-related β-lactamase able to hydrolyze cephalosporins and carbapenems is especially worrying in a geographic area where OXA-48 is endemic and effective surveillance for antibiotic resistance is largely unaffordable.
Abdelaziz, M.O., Bonura, C., Aleo, A., El-Domany, R.A., Fasciana, T., Mammina, C. (2012). OXA-163-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Cairo, Egypt, in 2009 and 2010. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 50(7)(50(7)), 2489-2491 [10.1128/JCM.06710-11].
OXA-163-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Cairo, Egypt, in 2009 and 2010.
BONURA, Celestino;ALEO, Aurora;Fasciana, Teresa Maria Assunta;MAMMINA, Caterina
2012-01-01
Abstract
Two genetically unrelated OXA-163-carrying Klebsiella pneumoniae strains were identified from two infection cases in June 2009 and May 2010 in Cairo, Egypt. OXA-163-producing Enterobacteriaceae had been previously reported in Argentina only. Both patients had no history of travel abroad. The emergence of this newly recognized OXA-48-related β-lactamase able to hydrolyze cephalosporins and carbapenems is especially worrying in a geographic area where OXA-48 is endemic and effective surveillance for antibiotic resistance is largely unaffordable.
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