Successful termination of a multi-year wastewater-associated outbreak of NDM-5-carrying E. coli in a hemato-oncological center

Successful termination of a multi-year wastewater-associated outbreak of NDM-5-carrying E. coli in a hemato-oncological center

Abstract Background In May 2018, an outbreak of NDM-5-carrying Escherichia coli (NDM-5-EC) was detected at the hemato-oncology department of a tertiary care center in Austria. This report details the outbreak investigation, control measures and the whole genome sequencing (WGS) data of the outbreak...

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Main Authors: Heidrun Kerschner, Linda Jernej, Adriana Cabal, Patrick Hyden, Sigrid Machherndl-Spandl, Lucia Berning, Anna Blaimschein, Werner Ruppitsch, Petra Apfalter, Rainer Hartl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-04-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Escherichia coli
NDM-5
Austria
Whole genome sequencing
Outbreak
Hematooncology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-025-01539-0
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