International epidemiology of carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli.
Angelique E BoutzoukasLauren KomarowLiang ChenBlake M HansonSouha S KanjZhengyin LiuSoraya Salcedo MendozaKaren OrdoñezMinggui WangDavid L PatersonScott R EvansLizhao GeAbhigya GiriCarol HillKeri BaumRobert A BonomoBarry KreiswirthRobin PatelCesar A AriasHenry F ChambersVance G FowlerDavid Van Duinnull nullPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)
Emergence of CP-Ec was observed with important geographic variations. Bacterial characteristics, clinical presentations, and outcomes differed between MBL-Ec and non-MBL-Ec. Mortality was higher among non-MBL isolates, which were more frequently isolated from blood, but these findings may be confounded by regional variations.