Université de Fribourg

Wide spread of carbapenemase-producing bacterial isolates in a Nigerian environment

Terrier, Christophe Le ; Masseron, Amandine ; Uwaezuoke, Nkolika Stella ; P.Edwin, Chinagozi ; E.Ekuma, Agantem ; Olugbeminiyi, Folake ; Shettima, Shuwaram ; Ushie, Simon ; Poirel, Laurent ; Nordmann, Patrice

In: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 2020, vol. 21, p. 321–323

Objectives: The presence of carbapenemase-producing bacterial isolates is found not only in hospital and community settings but also in the environment. Carbapenemase production may be related to acquired, usually plasmid-borne, β-lactamase genes or to chromosomal genes intrinsic to various species. The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of such carbapenemase-producing...