First Identification and genomic characterization of multidrug-resistant carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae clinical isolates in Malawi, Africa.

Conclusion. This report strongly suggests a probable existence of highly resistant various types of CPE organisms in Malawi including KPC-2-producing K. pneumoniae ST340/CC258, a known high-risk epidemic lineage. PMID: 31661049 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - October 28, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Kumwenda GP, Sugawara Y, Abe R, Akeda Y, Kasambara W, Chizani K, Takeuchi D, Sakamoto N, Tomono K, Hamada S Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research