Last updated on 16-1-2025 by Katrien Latour
Peer reviewed scientific article
Anglais
SCIENSANO
Auteurs
Anke Kohlenberg; Olov Svartström; Apfalter, Petra; Hartl, Rainer; Bogaerts, Pierre; Huang, Te-Din; Chudejova, Katerina; Malisova, Lucia; Eisfeld, Jessica; Sandfort, Mirco; Anette M Hammerum; Roer, Louise; Räisänen, Kati; Dortet, Laurent; Rémy A Bonnin; Tóth, Ákos; Tóth, Kinga; Christina Clarke; Cormican, Martin; Algirdas Griskevicius; Khonyongwa, Kirstin; Meo, Marie; Niedre-Otomere, Baiba; Vangravs, Reinis; Antoni Pa Hendrickx; Daan W Notermans; Samuelsen, Ørjan; Caniça, Manuela; Manageiro, Vera; Müller, Vilhelm; Barbro Mäkitalo; Kramar, Urška; Pirs, Mateja; Daniel Palm; Dominique L Monnet; Erik Alm; Linkevicius, MariusMots-clés
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Résumé:
Analysis of 594 isolates of 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 (n = 230) and (n = 224), detected in 14 and 12 countries, respectively. Isolates carrying have increased rapidly since 2021. The increasing detection of carbapenemase genes in the high-risk lineage ST131 is a public health concern.