Occurrence of Highly Conjugative IncX3 Epidemic Plasmid Carrying blaNDM in Enterobacteriaceae Isolates in Geographically Widespread Areas

Occurrence of Highly Conjugative IncX3 Epidemic Plasmid Carrying blaNDM in Enterobacteriaceae Isolates in Geographically Widespread Areas

The emergence of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) in common enterobacterial species is a major concern for healthcare. Early reports have revealed that the spread of NDM involved diverse and heterogeneous plasmids. Recently, the involvement of a rare, IncX3 subtype plasmid has been increasingly r...

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Main Authors: Ya Wang, Man-Ki Tong, Kin-Hung Chow, Vincent Chi-Chung Cheng, Cindy Wing-Sze Tse, Alan Ka-Lun Wu, Raymond Wai-Man Lai, Wei-Kwang Luk, Dominic Ngai-Chong Tsang, Pak-Leung Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
carbapenems
antimicrobial resistance epidemiology
molecular epidemiology
Enterobacteriaceae
resistance plasmid
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02272/full

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