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Samantha Dos Santos Tufic-Garutti1, Luís Guilherme de Araújo Longo1, Herrison Fontana2, Luiz Henrique Groto Garutti1, Valéria Brígido de Carvalho Girão1, Bruna Fuga3, Nilton Lincopan3, Káris Maria de Pinho Rodrigues4, Beatriz Meurer Moreira5.
Abstract
This is the first detection and genomic analysis of an OXA-181-carbapenemase-producing E. coli in Brazil, from a traveler returning from Sub-Saharan Africa. The ST167 isolate carries blaOXA-181 inserted in an IncX3 plasmid. This report illustrates the potential role of travelers as silent vectors for dissemination of high-risk resistant clones.Entities:
Keywords: Carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli; High-risk clone; OXA-181; Travel medicine
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34739936 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2021.115570
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0732-8893 Impact factor: 2.803