New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase inKlebsiella pneumoniaeandEscherichia coli,Canada
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New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase, Ontario, Canada
To the Editor: The New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1) was fi rst characterized in 2009 from Kleb-siella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli isolated from a patient in Sweden who had received medical care in New Delhi, India (1). Further studies have shown broad dissemination of this β-lactamase gene (bla NDM-1) in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the United Kingdom (2). Additional isolates have ...
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An Escherichia coli isolate with New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase was isolated from a patient with pyelonephritis and prostatitis who returned to Canada after recent hospitalization in India. The patient was successfully treated with ertapenem and fosfomycin. This patient highlights the role of international travel in the spread of antimicrobial drug resistance and blaNDM-1.
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1701.101358