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Characterization of the IncFII-IncFIB(pB171) Plasmid Carrying bla NDM-5 in Escherichia coli ST405 Clinical Isolate in Japan.

Yoko TakayamaTsuyoshi SekizukaHidehito MatsuiYuzuru AdachiRyotaro EdaShin NihonyanagiTatsuhiko WadaMari MatsuiSatowa SuzukiMasashi TakasoHidero KitasatoMakoto KurodaHideaki Hanaki
Published in: Infection and drug resistance (2020)
We characterized a novel Inc replicon plasmid (IncFII-IncFIB[pB171]) carrying bla NDM-5 and its host E. coli strain. NDMs are associated with a high risk of infection worldwide because of their antibiotic resistance and untreatable and hard-to-treat infections. Other patients in the hospital showed negative results for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. As NDM-producing strains are only sporadically detected in Japan, attention should be provided to the community prevalence of NDM-producing E. coli strains to prevent nosocomial infections.
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