1. Epidemiology of Enterobacter cloacae strains producing a carbapenemase or metallo-beta-lactamase in Vietnamese clinical settings in 2014-2017.
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Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Ohmagari N, Phuong TT, Huy NQ, Anh NQ, Van Thanh D, Thuy PTP, Kirikae T, Nhung PH, and Takemoto N
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- Bacterial Proteins genetics, Enterobacter cloacae classification, Enterobacter cloacae genetics, Enterobacter cloacae isolation & purification, Enterobacteriaceae Infections epidemiology, Humans, Phylogeny, Vietnam epidemiology, beta-Lactamases genetics, Bacterial Proteins metabolism, Enterobacter cloacae enzymology, Enterobacteriaceae Infections microbiology, beta-Lactamases metabolism
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Introduction. Little is known about the epidemiology of Enterobacter cloacae strains producing a carbapenemase or metallo-beta-lactamase in Vietnamese hospitals. Aim. This study analysed E. cloacae strains resistant to imipenem or meropenem that had been isolated from patients admitted to one of the largest hospitals in Vietnam in 2014-2017. Methodology. Eighteen Vietnamese (VN) strains were subjected to whole-genome sequencing and their sequences compared with those of 17 E. cloacae strains carrying a carbapenemase or metallo-beta-lactamase in the database (db strains). Results. Although the distribution of virulence factors did not differ significantly between VN and db strains, all 18 VN isolates harboured blaNDM-1 , phylogenetic analysis revealed a high clonality of the VN strains. Bayesian phylogenetic analysis suggested that the VN strains speciated relatively recently. Conclusions. Several prevalent clones of carbapenem-resistant E. cloacae have circulated within Vietnamese hospitals. Adequate measures are needed to prevent their further spread.
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- 2020
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