Identification of \u3ci\u3ebla\u3c/i\u3e\u3csub\u3eOXA-51-like\u3c/sub\u3e, \u3ci\u3ebla\u3c/i\u3e\u3csub\u3eOXA-58\u3c/sub\u3e, \u3ci\u3ebla\u3c/i\u3e\u3csub\u3eDIM-1\u3c/sub\u3e, and \u3ci\u3ebla\u3c/i\u3e\u3csub\u3eVIM\u3c/sub\u3e Carbapenemase Genes in Hospital \u3ci\u3eEnterobacteriaceae\u3c/i\u3e Isolates from Sierra Leone

Abstract

We describe the results of a molecular epidemiological survey of 15 carbapenemase-encoding genes from a recent collection of clinical isolates from Mercy Hospital in Bo, Sierra Leone. The most salient findings revealed that (i) 60% of the isolates harbored multiple carbapenemase genes; (ii) the blaDIM-1 gene, which has previously only been reported in The Netherlands, is also circulating in this environment; and (iii) blaOXA-51-like and blaOXA-58 genes, which were thought to reside exclusively in Acinetobacter species, can also be found in members of the Enterobacteriaceae