Emergence of NDM-7-Producing Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacter hormaechei sequence type ST78 in Spain, a high-risk international clone

Enterobacter cloacae complex (ECC) is an important nosocomial pathogen that is intrinsically resistant to many antibiotics and harbours clonal lineages of increased epidemic potential that may be associated with resistance spread [1]. In recent years, a global emergence of carbapenem-resistant E. cloacae complex (CR-ECC) has been observed mainly due to carbapenemase type VIM, followed by NDM, KPC, OXA-48, and IMP [1]. In Spain, VIM is the most common carbapenemase in ECC, although KPC and OXA-48 have also been detected [2,3].
Source: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Tags: Letter to Editor Source Type: research