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Outbreak of carbapenemase-producing (NDM-1 and OXA-48) and colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST307, north-east Germany, 2019
Germany has reported an outbreak of carbapenemase-producing (NDM-1 and OXA-48) and colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type (ST) 307. As of 21 October 2019, 17 patients in three hospitals and one rehabilitation clinic in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania in north-east Germany have been affected. Six of the 17 cases presented with clinical symptoms of infection, while 11 were identified as be carriers.
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Communicable disease threats report, 6-12 October 2019, week 41
This issue covers the period 6-12 October 2019 and includes updates on Ebola virus disease, extensively drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, West Nile virus, mass gathering monitoring (Japan, Rugby World Cup 2019), Poliomyelitis, Measles, Zika virus disease, seasonal influenza, XDR-Typhoid fever.
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Rapid risk assessment: Carbapenemase-producing (OXA-48) Klebsiella pneumoniae ST392 in travellers previously hospitalised in Gran Canaria, Spain
This rapid risk assessment evaluates the risk of transmission and further spread of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumonia e ST392 from travellers having sought medical care in Gran Canaria to healthcare facilities in their country of origin in the EU/EEA.
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Carbapenemase-producing (OXA-48) Klebsiella pneumoniae ST392 found in travellers previously hospitalised in Gran Canaria, Spain
Thirteen patients with OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST392 have been reported by Sweden and Norway between January and April 2018 - all returning travellers with prior hospital admission in Gran Canaria. Whole genome sequencing showed tight clustering between the bacterial isolates from the cases.
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Occurrence of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli in the European survey of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE): a prospective, multinational study
Grundmann, H., Glasner, C., Albiger, B., Aanensen, D.M., Tomlinson, C.T., Andrasević, A.T., Cantón, R., Carmeli, Y., Friedrich, A.W., Giske, C.G., Glupczynski, Y., Gniadkowski, M., Livermore, D.M., Nordmann, P., Poirel, L., Rossolini, G.M., Seifert, H., Vatopoulos, A., Walsh, T., Woodford, N., Monnet, D.L., European Survey of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE) Working Group, Apfalter, P., Hartl, R., Glupczynski, Y., Huang, T.D., Strateva, T., Marteva-Proevska, Y., Andraševic, A.T., Butic, I., Pieridou-Bagatzouni, D., Maikanti-Charalampous, P., Hrabak, J., Zemlickova, H., Hammerum, A., Jakobsen, L., Ivanova, M., Pavelkovich, A., Jalava, J., Österblad, M., Vaux, S., Dortet, L., Kaase, M., Gatermann, S.G., Vatopoulos, A., Tryfinopoulou, K., Tóth, Á., Jánvári, L., Boo, T.W., McGrath, E., Pantosti, A., Monaco, M., Balode, A., Saule, M., Miciuleviciene, J., Mierauskaite, A., Perrin-Weniger, M., Reichert, P., Nestorova, N., Debattista, S., Zabicka, D., Literacka, E., Caniça, M., Manageiro, V., Damian, M., Lixandru, B., Nikš, M., Schreterova, E., Pirš, M., Cerar, T., Oteo, J., Aracil, B., Giske, C.G., Sjöström, K., Woodford, N., Hopkins, K., Wiuff, C., Brown, D.J., Hardarson, H., Samuelsen, Ø., Haldorsen, B., Koraqi, A., Lacej, D., Raka, L., Kurti, A., Mijovic, G., Lopicic, M., Jelesic, Z., Trudic, A., Kraftandzieva, A., Trajkovska-Dokic, E., Gür, D., Cakar, A., Carmeli, Y., Adler, A.