NDM-1 has arrived: first report of a carbapenem resistance mechanism in South Africa
The New Delhi Metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) resistance mechanism in Enterobacteriaceae threatens to render serious Gram-negative infections untreatable. The NDM-1 enzyme hydrolyses all available penicillin, cephalosporin and carbapenem antibiotics, and is commonly accompanied by additional resistance mechanisms to multiple antibiotic classes. Initially identified as a significant healthcare risk on the Indian sub-continent, it has rapidly become a global problem, posing significant diagnostic and management challenges. Here we report the first laboratory-confirmed case of NDM-1 in South Africa.
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Main Authors: | Lowman,W, Sriruttan,C, Nana,T, Bosman,N, Duse,A, Venturas,J, Clay,C, Coetzee,J |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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South African Medical Association
2011
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0256-95742011001200015 |
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