Abstract
We described a carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli ST8499 strain producing New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-13 (NDM-13) from patient in Korea. The isolate exhibited multidrug resistance, but remained susceptible to colistin and tigecycline. The blaNDM-13 gene was located on a 130-kb self-transmissible plasmid. This is the first report of NDM-13 carbapenemase in Korea.
Keywords:
CRE; Carbapenemase; E. coli ST8499; Multidrug resistance; NDM-13.
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MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
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Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects
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Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae / genetics
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Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification
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Carbapenems / pharmacology*
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
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Escherichia coli / drug effects*
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Escherichia coli / genetics*
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Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
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Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
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Humans
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Middle Aged
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Multilocus Sequence Typing
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Plasmids / genetics
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Republic of Korea
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beta-Lactamases / metabolism*
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Carbapenems
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beta-Lactamases
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beta-lactamase NDM-1