Abstract

CORREA, Cristian et al. Escherichia Coli producing New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase in Colombia: A case report. Infect. [online]. 2017, vol.21, n.2, pp.132-134. ISSN 0123-9392.  https://doi.org/10.22354/in.v21i2.658.

We report a case of infection by New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM)-producing Escherichia coli in a patient who developed a subcapsular hepatic abscess as a complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. NDM is an acquired carbapenemase Ambler class B, which confers resistance to all b-lactams except aztreonam, although there are reports of resistance to the latter. In Colombia, the first report of NDM-producing strains was made on isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neonatal intensive care unit in Bogota. There have since been reports of different strains, marking the first reported in the country of NDM-producing Escherichia coli.

Keywords : New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase; Enterobacteria; Escherichia coli; Extended spectrum beta-lactamase.

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