First report of OXA-48-producing Escherichia coli in Croatia and confirmed intergenic transfer of a plasmid-carrying blaOXA-48 from Klebsiella pneumoniae

Infect Dis (Lond). 2018 Apr;50(4):313-316. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2017.1395067. Epub 2017 Oct 26.

Authors

Zrinka Bošnjak¹, Monika A Chlebowicz², Ivana Mareković¹, Violeta Rezo Vranješ¹, John W Rossen², Ana Budimir¹

Affiliations

¹ a Department of Clinical and Molecular Microbiology and School of Medicine , University Hospital Center Zagreb , Zagreb , Croatia.
² b Department of Medical Microbiology , University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen , Groningen , the Netherlands.

PMID: 29069970
DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2017.1395067

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Croatia
Escherichia coli Infections* / enzymology
Escherichia coli Infections* / microbiology
Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics*
Escherichia coli* / drug effects
Escherichia coli* / enzymology
Escherichia coli* / genetics
Female
Humans
Klebsiella Infections / enzymology
Klebsiella Infections / microbiology
Klebsiella pneumoniae* / drug effects
Klebsiella pneumoniae* / enzymology
Klebsiella pneumoniae* / genetics
Plasmids / genetics
Transformation, Bacterial
beta-Lactam Resistance / genetics*
beta-Lactamases / genetics*

Substances

Escherichia coli Proteins
beta-Lactamases
beta-lactamase OXA-48, E coli
oxacillinase