Clinical isolates of ST131 blaOXA-244-positive Escherichia coli, Italy, December 2022 to July 2023

We report clinical isolates of OXA-244-producing ST131E. coli in four patients admitted to an acute care hospital in Pavia, Italy. The association of this difficult-to-detect determinant with a globally circulating high-risk clone, ST131E. coli, is of clinical relevance.

Source: Eurosurveillance - February 22, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Aurora Piazza, Marta Corbella, Vittoria Mattioni Marchetti, Cristina Merla, Irene Mileto, Angela Kuka, Greta Petazzoni, Stefano Gaiarsa, Roberta Migliavacca, Fausto Baldanti and Patrizia Cambieri Source Type: research