Emergence of OXA-48-like producing < em > Citrobacter < /em > species, Germany, 2011 to 2022

ConclusionIn CF in Germany, OXA-48 is the predominant carbapenemase. Dissemination is likely due to distinct highly transmissible plasmids harbouring bla OXA‑48 or bla OXA-48-like and the spread of the high-risk clonal lineages ST19 and ST22.PMID:38606571 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.15.2300528

Source: Euro Surveill - April 12, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Julian Sommer Hannah Reiter Janko Sattler Elisabetta Cacace Jessica Eisfeld S ören Gatermann Axel Hamprecht Stephan G öttig Source Type: research