OXA-181-Like Carbapenemases in Klebsiella pneumoniae ST14, ST15, ST23, ST48, and ST231 from Septicemic Neonates: Coexistence with NDM-5, Resistome, Transmissibility, and Genome Diversity
Sharmi Naha,
Kirsty Sands,
Subhankar Mukherjee,
Bijan Saha,
Shanta Dutta,
Sulagna Basu
Affiliations
Sharmi Naha
Division of Bacteriology, ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Kirsty Sands
Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Division of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Subhankar Mukherjee
Division of Bacteriology, ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Bijan Saha
Department of Neonatology, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education & Research and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Shanta Dutta
Division of Bacteriology, ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Neonatal sepsis is a leading cause of neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Treatment of sepsis in this vulnerable population is dependent on antimicrobials, and resistance to these life-saving antimicrobials is worrisome.
