Household transmission of NDM-producing E. coli in New Zealand.
N Z Med J
; 130(1452): 63-65, 2017 Mar 24.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28337042
ABSTRACT
This report describes the introduction of an extensively antibiotic-resistant carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli into a hospital in Auckland, New Zealand, by a patient who was a household contact of recent travellers to the Indian subcontinent. The carbapenemase was identified as New Delhi metallo-ß-lactamase (NDM) and reflects probable household transmission in the context of a recent upsurge in NDM-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolation in New Zealand. The observations in this report suggest that hospital screening practices to identify carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) colonised patients may need to be extended to include travellers to high-risk countries who were not hospitalised during their trip, and possibly also their close contacts.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Beta-Lactamases
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Carrier State
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Escherichia coli
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Escherichia coli Infections
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Oceania
Language:
En
Journal:
N Z Med J
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article