New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-producing carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli associated with exposure to duodenoscopes.

L, Epstein; JC, Hunter; MA, Arwady; V, Tsai; L, Stein; M, Gribogiannis; M, Frias; AY, Guh; AS, Laufer; S, Black; M, Pacilli; H, Moulton-Meissner; JK, Rasheed; JJ, Avillan; B, Kitchel; BM, Limbago; D, MacCannell; D, Lonsway; J, Noble-Wang; J, Conway; C, Conover; M, Vernon; AJ, Kallen

doi:10.1001/jama.2014.12720

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New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-producing carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli associated with exposure to duodenoscopes.

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Epstein L

Hunter JC

Arwady MA

Abstract

Importance Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) producing the New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) are rare in the United States, but have the potential to add to the increasing CRE burden. Previous NDM-producing CRE clusters have been attributed to person-to-person transmission in health ca...

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