Emergence of a high-risk Enterobacter hormaechei ST78 clone from hospital wastewater co-harboring blaNDM-4, tmexCD2-toprJ2, and mcr-9.2: Convergence of last-resort antimicrobial resistance genes
healthcare settings as potential hotspots for the emergence and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance and underscores the urgent need for pretreatment of hospital effluents prior to their release into community sewers and environmental waters (1).
Authors
- Hao Guo
- Nanfei Zhang
- Qiao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7472-5333)
- Yawen Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0193-094X)
- Wen‐Ping Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7478-6454)
Institutions
- Ningbo Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (CN)
- Hangzhou Medical College (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2025.106640
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Ningbo