Molecular epidemiological investigation of the carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales isolates in Okayama prefecture, Japan
We investigated the genetic characteristics of non-IMP type carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales isolates detected in Japan. The isolates were found to carry diverse plasmids with high sequence similarity to those previously reported in other countries, underscoring the critical imperative for comprehensive nationwide epidemiological surveillance for the silent pandemic of the nightmare pathogen.
Authors
- Koji Iio
- Kazuyoshi Gotoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1042-8492)
- Hideharu Hagiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5086-1891)
- Fumio Otsuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7014-9095)
- Yasurou Inoue
- Mayu Sato
- Shinnosuke Fukushima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4871-4996)
- Shuma Tsuji
- Tomoko Fudeyasu
- Sayaka Sakita
Institutions
- Okayama University (JP)
- Okayama University Hospital (JP)
- Tsuyama Chuo Hospital (JP)
- Okayama Prefecture (JP)
- Okayama Rosai Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2025.117209
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00