Detection of an IMI-2 carbapenemase-producing Enterobacter asburiae at a Swedish feed mill.

ABSTRACT: Occurrence of multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae in livestock is of concern as they can spread to humans. A potential introduction route for these bacteria to livestock could be animal feed. We therefore wanted to identify if Escherichia spp., Enterobacter spp., Klebsiella spp., or Raoutella spp. with transferable resistance to extended spectrum cephalosporins, carbapenems or colistin could be detected in the environment at feed mills in Sweden. A second aim was to compare detected isolates to previous described isolates from humans and animals in Sweden to establish relatedness which could indicate a potential transmission between sectors and feed mills as a source for antibiotic resistant bacteria. However, no isolates with transferable resistance to exten

SUBMITTER: Borjesson S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9634252 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature