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Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
; 102(1): 115570, 2022 Jan.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34739936
RESUMO
This is the first detection and genomic analysis of an OXA-181-carbapenemase-producing E. coli in Brazil, from a traveler returning from Sub-Saharan Africa. The ST167 isolate carries blaOXA-181 inserted in an IncX3 plasmid. This report illustrates the potential role of travelers as silent vectors for dissemination of high-risk resistant clones.