mSphere
(Jun 2021)
Emergence of
<i>Morganellaceae</i>
Harboring
<i>bla</i>
<sub>IMP-27</sub>
Metalloenzyme in Canada
David A. Boyd,
Laura F. Mataseje,
Tanis Dingle,
Linda Hoang,
Brigitte Lefebvre,
Allison McGeer,
Roberto G. Melano,
Ian Stuart,
Andrew Walkty,
Amanda Wilmer,
Michael R. Mulvey
Affiliations
David A. Boyd
ORCiD Antimicrobial Resistance & Nosocomial Infections, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Laura F. Mataseje
Antimicrobial Resistance & Nosocomial Infections, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Tanis Dingle
University of Alberta, Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Linda Hoang
Bacteriology & Mycology, BCCDC Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Brigitte Lefebvre
Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada
Allison McGeer
Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Roberto G. Melano
ORCiD Public Health Ontario Laboratories, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ian Stuart
Horizon Health Network, Fredricton, New Brunswick, Canada
Andrew Walkty
ORCiD Departments of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Amanda Wilmer
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kelowna General Hospital, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Michael R. Mulvey
Antimicrobial Resistance & Nosocomial Infections, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00048-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6,
no. 3
Abstract
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Over the last decade or so, the frequency of isolation of clinical carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs) has increased among health care-associated infections. This may seriously compromise antimicrobial therapy, as carbapenems are considered the last line of defense against these organisms.
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