title: Emergence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Austria, 2001-2010.
abstract: We report the emergence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Austria. Over a 10-year period, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae isolates were obtained from 13 hospitalized patients, with the first isolation in the year 2005 and a remarkable increase in the number of involved patients in 2010. Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae comprise eight Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates, four Klebsiella oxytoca isolates, and one Escherichia coli isolate. The detected carbapenemases were the metallo-β-lactamases New Delhi β-lactamase, VIM and IMP, and the serin-β-lactamase Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hygiene, Microbiology and Environmental Medicine, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zarfel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoenigl
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Würstl
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leitner
authors.forename: H J F
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Salzer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Valentin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Posch
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Grisold
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001317:Austria; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015780:Carbapenems / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D041121:Klebsiella oxytoca / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018440:beta-Lactam Resistance; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D015780:Carbapenems; D001618:beta-Lactamases; C063912:carbapenemase