First Clinical Cases of OXA-48 Like Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Ontario, Canada

First Clinical Cases of OXA-48 Like Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Ontario, Canada

OXA-48 has emerged as a major carbapenemase associated with the Enterobacteriaceae in Europe, North Africa, and Asia and cases have been reported in Canada as well. We report the first four un-related clinical cases of OXA-48-like carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) detected at our inst...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of infection control 2016-06, Vol.44 (6), p.S121-S122
Hauptverfasser: Mir, Mariam, MSc, Kerr, Catherine M., MSc, CIC, Tahhan, Samar, RN, MSc, CIC, Petrusic, Diana, RRT, BHA, CIC, Lampitoc, Marianita Q., BSc, BASc, AMT, Small, Lorne N., MD, Sarabia, Alicia, MD, Jackson-Lee, Angela, MLT, CIC
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Sprache:eng
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Bacterial infections
CRE bacteria
Disease control
Enzymes
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Nosocomial infections
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Zusammenfassung:OXA-48 has emerged as a major carbapenemase associated with the Enterobacteriaceae in Europe, North Africa, and Asia and cases have been reported in Canada as well. We report the first four un-related clinical cases of OXA-48-like carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) detected at our institution; a tertiary care hospital in Ontario, Canada from patients recently hospitalized in the Indian subcontinent.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.04.143