A prospective surveillance study to determine the prevalence of 16S rRNA methyltransferase-producing Gram-negative bacteria in the UK.
Emma TaylorAbhijit M BalIndran BalakrishnanNicholas M BrownPhillipa BurnsMarilyn ClarkMathew DiggleHugo DonaldsonIan EltringhamJonathan FolbNaomi GadsbyMairi MacleodNatasha V D V RatnarajaCheryl WilliamsMandy WoottonShiranee SriskandanNeil WoodfordKatie L HopkinsPublished in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2021)
The UK prevalence of 16S RMTase-producing Gram-negative bacteria is low, but continued surveillance is needed to monitor their spread and inform intervention strategies.