Hidden threats in the plastisphere: Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales colonizing microplastics in river water

I Silva, M Tacão, I Henriques - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbapenem resistance poses a significant burden on healthcare systems worldwide.
Microplastics (MPs) have emerged as potential contributors to antibiotic resistance spread in …

Emergence of blaOXA− 181-bearing tigecycline-resistant Klebsiella aerogenes in China

Y Fang, Z Wu, W Zheng, H Zhou, L Hu, Q Xiao… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
We report the isolation of a bla OXA− 181-positive, tigecycline-resistant Klebsiella
aerogenes strain KA04 from a Chinese inpatient's fecal sample. Species identification was …