title: Cross-transmission of Escherichia coli producing OXA-181 in hospitalized patients and failure of carbapenemase detection by commercial and in-house PCR assays.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Galway University Hospitals, Saolta University Health Care Group, Ireland.|Infection Prevention and Control Service, Galway University Hospitals, Saolta University Health Care Group, Ireland.|Discipline of Bacteriology, School of Medicine, NUI Galway, Ireland.
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Boo
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Galway University Hospitals, Saolta University Health Care Group, Ireland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.affiliation: Infection Prevention and Control Service, Galway University Hospitals, Saolta University Health Care Group, Ireland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davitt
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Our Lady's Children Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grogan
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Our Lady's Children Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: O'Sullivan
authors.affiliation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections (AMRHAI) Reference Unit, Public Health England National Infections Service, London, UK.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Hopkins
authors.affiliation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections (AMRHAI) Reference Unit, Public Health England National Infections Service, London, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meunier
authors.affiliation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections (AMRHAI) Reference Unit, Public Health England National Infections Service, London, UK.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Woodford
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Galway University Hospitals, Saolta University Health Care Group, Ireland.|Infection Prevention and Control Service, Galway University Hospitals, Saolta University Health Care Group, Ireland.|Discipline of Bacteriology, School of Medicine, NUI Galway, Ireland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cormican
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D001618:beta-Lactamases; C000607154:beta-lactamase OXA-181, E coli; C063912:carbapenemase