Université de Fribourg

Analysis of OXA-204 carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae reveals possible endoscopy-associated transmission, France, 2012 to 2014

Potron, Ana?s ; Bernabeu, Sandrine ; Cuzon, Gaëlle ; Ponti?s, Valérie ; Blanchard, Hervé ; Seringe, Elise ; Naas, Thierry ; Nordmann, Patrice ; Dortet, Laurent

In: Eurosurveillance, 2017, vol. 22, no. 49, p. 17-00048

OXA-48-like beta-lactamase producing bacteria are now endemic in several European and Mediterranean countries. Among this carbapenemase family, the OXA-48 and OXA-181 variants predominate, whereas other variants such as OXA-204 are rarely reported. Here, we report the molecular epidemiology of a collection of OXA-204- positive enterobacterial isolates (n = 29) recovered in France between...