Patients transferred from Libya to Denmark carried OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, NDM-1-producing Acinetobacter baumannii and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2012 Aug;40(2):191-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.05.003. Epub 2012 Jun 27.

Authors

Anette M Hammerum, Anders R Larsen, Frank Hansen, Ulrik S Justesen, Alice Friis-Møller, Lars E Lemming, Kurt Fuursted, Pia Littauer, Kristian Schønning, Bente Gahrn-Hansen, Svend Ellermann-Eriksen, Brian Kristensen

PMID: 22743013
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.05.003

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acinetobacter Infections / epidemiology
Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology
Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects
Acinetobacter baumannii / enzymology
Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification*
Acinetobacter baumannii / pathogenicity
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Denmark / epidemiology
Humans
Klebsiella Infections / epidemiology
Klebsiella Infections / microbiology
Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects
Klebsiella pneumoniae / enzymology
Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
Klebsiella pneumoniae / pathogenicity
Libya / epidemiology
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / pathogenicity
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Patient Transfer*
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
beta-Lactamases / metabolism

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
beta-Lactamases
beta-lactamase NDM-1
oxacillinase