Emerging Infectious Diseases (May 2024)

Detection of OXA-181 Carbapenemase in Shigella flexneri

  • Ghulam Dhabaan,
  • Hassan Jamal,
  • Danielle Ouellette,
  • Sarah Alexander,
  • Karen Arane,
  • Aaron Campigotto,
  • Manal Tadros,
  • Pierre-Philippe Piché-Renaud

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3005.231558
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 5
pp. 1048 – 1050

Abstract

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We report the detection of OXA-181 carbapenemase in an azithromycin-resistant Shigella spp. bacteria in an immunocompromised patient. The emergence of OXA-181 in Shigella spp. bacteria raises concerns about the global dissemination of carbapenem resistance in Enterobacterales and its implications for the treatment of infections caused by Shigella bacteria.

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