• Cross-border spread of blaNDM-1- and blaOXA-48-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae: a European collaborative analysis of whole genome sequencing and epidemiological data, 2014 to 2019 

      Ludden, Catherine; Lötsch, Felix; Alm, Erik; Kumar, Narender; Johansson, Karin; Albiger, Barbara; Huang, Te-Din; Denis, Olivier; Hammerum, Anette M.; Hasman, Henrik; Jalava, Jari; Räisänen, Kati; Dortet, Laurent; Jousset, Agnès B.; Gatermann, Sören; Haller, Sebastian; Cormican, Martin; Brennan, Wendy; Grosso, Maria Del; Monaco, Monica; Schouls, Leo; Samuelsen, Ørjan; Pirš, Mateja; Cerar, Tjaša; Oteo-Iglesias, Jésus; Pérez-Vázquez, Maria; Sjöström, Karin; Edquist, Petra; Hopkins, Katie L.; Struelens, Marc J.; Palm, Daniel; Monnet, Dominique L.; Kohlenberg, Anke (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-21)
      An alert regarding an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> carrying <i>bla</i> <sub>NDM-1</sub> and <i>bla</i> <sub>OXA-48</sub> carbapenemase-encoding genes was sent by Germany to European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA) countries in October 2019. Since only limited whole genome sequencing (WGS) data on <i>bla</i> <sub>NDM-1-</sub> and <i>bla</i> <sub>OXA-48</sub>-positive ...
    • Molecular and epidemiological characterization of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Norway, 2007 to 2014 

      Samuelsen, Ørjan; Overballe-Petersen, Søren; Bjørnholt, Jørgen; Brisse, Sylvain; Doumith, Michel; Woodford, Neil; Hopkins, Katie L.; Aasnæs, Bettina; Haldorsen, Bjørg; Sundsfjord, Arnfinn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-15)
      The prevalence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) is increasing worldwide. Here we present associated patient data and molecular, epidemiological and phenotypic characteristics of all CPE isolates in Norway from 2007 to 2014 confirmed at the Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance. All confirmed CPE isolates were characterized pheno- and genotypically, ...