High prevalence and global distribution of carbapenem resistance genes in Enterobacter hormaechei strains
Abstract
We read with great interest the Article by Guo and colleagues published in the Journal of Infection,1 which reported the identification of a high-risk Enterobacter (E.) hormaechei ST78 clone co-harboring blaNDM-4, tmexCD2-toprJ2, and mcr-9.2 from hospital wastewater in China. Previous studies2,3 indicated that hospital effluents are hotspots for the emergence and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). A recent report investigated how a clonal outbreak of Enterobacter hormaechei ST79 carrying blaNDM-5 and blaOXA-48 on contaminated dicloxacillin capsules spread to other Enterobacterales in Europe.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Infections and bacterial resistance
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Infection
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Volume
- 93
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 106812–106812
- Publication date
- 13 July 2026
- Language
- EN