OXA-48 Carbapenemase Producing Salmonella enterica Kentucky of ST198 in a Patient Transferred from Libya to Switzerland

Salome N. Seiffert, Vincent Perreten, Sönke Johannes, Sara Droz, Thomas Bodmer, Andrea Endimiani
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02417-13

ABSTRACT

We report a case of OXA-48-producing Salmonella enterica Kentucky of ST198 from perianal screening cultures of a patient transferred from Libya to Switzerland. The blaOXA-48 was carried by Tn1999.2 and located on a ∼60Kb IncL/M plasmid. Salmonella also possessed blaVEB-8, aac (6)-Ib, tet(A), sul1 and mphA resistance genes and substitutions in GyrA (Ser83Phe and Asp87Asn) and ParC (Ser80I1e). This finding emphasizes that prompt screening strategies are essential to prevent the dissemination of carbapenemase producers imported from endemic countries.

FOOTNOTES

  • ↵*Corresponding author: Andrea Endimiani, MD, PhD - Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Friedbühlstrasse 51, Postfach 61, CH-3010, Switzerland - Phone: +41-31-632-8632; Fax +41-31-632-8766. E-mails:aendimiani{at}gmail.com;andrea.endimiani{at}ifik.unibe.ch
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