Abstract
Previous studies on the epidemiology of extended-spectrum -lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Latvia are lacking. ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 32) were subjected to pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and selected isolates to multi-locus sequence typing (MLST). Species identification and susceptibility testing were performed using VITEK2, and sequencing of blaCTX-M was performed in selected isolates. PFGE revealed one major clone (n = 23), with most of the isolates derived from the ICU. The clone harboured blaCTX-M-15, was sequence type 199 and comprised two ertapenem non-susceptible isolates. This is the first report of an ESBL outbreak in Latvia, and calls for increased epidemiological typing of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae, as well as improved infection control routines.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 713-716 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | APMIS |
| Volume | 118 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2010 |
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Keywords
- clonal complex
- CTX-M
- ESBL
- MLST
- ST
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