A case of bla NDM-1-positive Salmonella Kottbus, Denmark, November 2020

Euro Surveill. 2021 Jul;26(26):2100569. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.26.2100569.

Abstract

We present a case of carbapenemase-producing blaNDM-1-positive Salmonella Kottbus in an 82-year-old Danish man. The blaNDM-1 was also identified in Escherichia coli and Citrobacter freundii in the same patient on the same 43 kb IncN2 plasmid, suggesting in vivo inter-species plasmid transfer. A NCBI BLAST analysis of the plasmid (pAMA003584_NDM-1) identified 12 highly similar plasmids, all originating from east and south-east Asia. This case could be the first confirmed case of blaNDM-1-positive Salmonella not related to travel outside Europe.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents*
  • Denmark
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Plasmids
  • Salmonella / genetics
  • beta-Lactamases* / genetics

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • beta-Lactamases