Genotypic characterisation of carbapenemase-producing organisms obtained in Denmark from patients associated with the war in Ukraine

Rasmus Skjold Stolberg; Frank Hansen; Lone Jannok Porsbo; Kasper Thystrup Karstensen; Louise Roer; Barbara Juliane Holzknecht; Katrine Hartung Hansen; Kristian Schønning; Mikala Wang; Ulrik S Justesen; Bent L Røder; Philip Thomsen; Marianne N Skov; Anette M Hammerum; Henrik Hasman

doi:10.1016/j.jgar.2023.06.002

Genotypic characterisation of carbapenemase-producing organisms obtained in Denmark from patients associated with the war in Ukraine

J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2023 Sep:34:15-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2023.06.002. Epub 2023 Jun 12.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
² Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
³ Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
⁴ Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital-Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
⁵ Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital-Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark.
⁶ Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
⁷ Department of Clinical Microbiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
⁸ Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
⁹ Department of Clinical Microbiology, Slagelse University Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark.
¹⁰ Department of Clinical Microbiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
¹¹ Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: ama@ssi.dk.

PMID: 37315739
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2023.06.002

No abstract available

Keywords: CPO; NDM; OXA-48; Ukraine.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Bacterial Proteins* / genetics
Denmark
Humans
Ukraine
beta-Lactamases* / genetics

Substances

carbapenemase
Bacterial Proteins
beta-Lactamases