Molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales in Thailand, 2016-2018.

Wantana PaveenkittipornMeghan LymanCaitlin BiedronNora CheaCharatdao BunthiAmy KolwaiteNoppavan Janejai

Published in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2021)

CP genes were found in a high proportion (97%) of CRE isolates from hospitals across Thailand. The prevalence of NDM and OXA-48-like genes in Thailand is consistent with pattern seen in Southeast Asia, but different from that in the United States and other regions. As carbapenemase testing is not routinely performed in Thailand, hospital staff should consider treating all patients with CRE with enhanced infection control measures; in line with CDC recommendation for enhanced infection control measures for CP-CRE because of their high propensity to spread.

Keyphrases

klebsiella pneumoniae
healthcare
genome wide
acinetobacter baumannii
risk factors
emergency department
genome wide identification
gene expression
transcription factor