Detection of carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae producing NDM-1 in Lebanon

Rima I. El-Herte; George F. Araj; Ghassan M. Matar; Maysa Baroud; Zeina A. Kanafani; Souha S. Kanj

doi:10.3855/jidc.2340

Detection of carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae producing NDM-1 in Lebanon

Rima I. El-Herte, George F. Araj, Ghassan M. Matar, Maysa Baroud, Zeina A. Kanafani, Souha S. Kanj

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Carbapenem resistance has been encountered globally with poor outcome of infected patients. NDM-1 (New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase) gene containing organisms have emerged and are now spreading in all continents. This is the first report of Iraqi patients referred to Lebanon from whom carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae were recovered. The genes involved in carbapenem resistance were bla-_OXA-48 and the novel NDM-1. This report highlights the alarming introduction of such resistance among Enterobacteriaecae to this country.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	457-461
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Volume	6
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.2340
State	Published - May 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Microbiology
Infectious Diseases
Virology

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Detection of carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae producing NDM-1 in Lebanon

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