New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase from Traveler Returning to Canada

An Escherichia coli isolate with New Delhi metallo-β-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 interna...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Peirano, Gisele, Ahmed-Bentley, Jasmine, Woodford, Neil, Pitout, Johann D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3204781/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21291595
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1702.101313
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Sumario:An Escherichia coli isolate with New Delhi metallo-β-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 bla(NDM-1).

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