Indistinguishable NDM-producing escherichia coli isolated from recreational waters, sewage, and a clinical specimen in Ireland, 2016 to 2017

Mahon, Bláthnaid M.; Brehony, Carina; McGrath, Elaine; Killeen, James; Cormican, Martin; Hickey, Paul; Keane, Shane; Hanahoe, Belinda; Dolan, Ann; Morris, Dearbháile

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2017-04-13

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Mahon, Bláthnaid M.

Brehony, Carina

McGrath, Elaine

Killeen, James

Cormican, Martin

Hickey, Paul

Keane, Shane

Hanahoe, Belinda

Dolan, Ann

Morris, Dearbháile

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Mahon BM, Brehony C, McGrath E, Killeen J, Cormican M, Hickey P, Keane S, Hanahoe B, Dolan A, Morris D. Indistinguishable NDM-producing Escherichia coli isolated from recreational waters, sewage, and a clinical specimen in Ireland, 2016 to 2017. Euro Surveill. 2017;22(15):pii=30513. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.15.30513

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http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.15.30513

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In this study, New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM)-producing Enterobacteriaceae were identified in Irish recreational waters and sewage. Indistinguishable NDM-producing Escherichia coli by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis were isolated from sewage, a fresh water stream and a human source. NDM-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from sewage and seawater in the same area were closely related to each other and to a human isolate. This raises concerns regarding the potential for sewage discharges to contribute to the spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.

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