• Dissemination and Characteristics of a Novel Plasmid-Encoded Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Class D β-Lactamase, OXA-436, Found in Isolates from Four Patients Involving Six Different Hospitals in Denmark. 

      Samuelsen, Ørjan; Hansen, Frank; Aasnæs, Bettina; Hasman, Henrik; Lund, Bjarte Aarmo; Leiros, Hanna-Kirsti S.; Lilje, Berit; Janice, Jessin; Jakobsen, Lotte; Littauer, Pia; Søes, Lillian M; Holzknecht, Barbara J.; Andersen, Leif P; Stegger, Marc; Andersen, Paal S.; Hammerum, Anette M. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-10-23)
      The diversity of OXA-48-like carbapenemases are continually expanding. In this study, we describe the dissemination and characteristics of a novel class D carbapenemase (CHDL) named OXA-436. In total, six OXA-436-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates including Enterobacter asburiae (n=3), Citrobacter freundii (n=2) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (n=1) were identified in four patients in the period between ...
    • Escherichia coli Sequence Type 410 Is Causing New International High-Risk Clones 

      Roer, Louise; Overballe-Petersen, Søren; Hansen, Frank; Schønning, Kristian; Wang, Mikala; Røder, Bent L; Hansen, , Dennis S; Justesen, Ulrik S; Andersen, Leif P; Fulgsang-Damgaard, David; Hopkins, Katie L; Woodford, Neil; Falgenhauer, Linda; Chakraborty, Trinad; Samuelsen, Ørjan; Sjöström, Karin; Johannesen, Thor B; Ng, Kim; Nielsen, Jens; Ethelberg, Steen; Stegger, Marc; Hammerum, Anette M.; Hasman, Henrik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-18)
      <i>Escherichia coli</i> sequence type 410 (ST410) has been reported worldwide as an extraintestinal pathogen associated with resistance to fluoroquinolones, third-generation cephalosporins, and carbapenems. In the present study, we investigated national epidemiology of ST410 <i>E. coli</i> isolates from Danish patients. Furthermore, <i>E. coli</i> ST410 was investigated in a global context to provide ...