@article{e8b7e40e4bfe43c397a767c58a970546,
title = "Characterization of blaNDM-5-harbouring Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 11 international high-risk clones isolated from clinical samples in Yangon General Hospital, a tertiary-care hospital in Myanmar",
abstract = "Fifteen Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates harbouring blaNDM genes were identified from blood and sputum specimens of patients at a tertiary-care facility (Yangon General Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar) in 2018. Two of the isolates belonged to sequence type (ST) 11, an international high-risk clone. Whole-genome sequencing and phylogenetic analyses revealed that these two isolates were clustered together with other ST11 isolates originating from other countries. The isolates harboured the blaNDM-5 gene on an IncFII-type plasmid that is prevalent among carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Yangon but has rarely been found in other ST11 isolates. Our data suggests the regional presence of the ST11 international high-risk clone and its acquisition of an endemic blaNDM-5-carrying plasmid.",
keywords = "Bla, Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae, IncFII, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Myanmar",
author = "Yo Sugawara and Yukihiro Akeda and Hideharu Hagiya and Zin, {Khwar Nyo} and Aye, {Mya Mya} and Dan Takeuchi and Yuki Matsumoto and Daisuke Motooka and Isao Nishi and Kazunori Tomono and Shigeyuki Hamada",
note = "Funding Information: This study was supported by the Japan Initiative for Global Research Network on Infectious Diseases (J-GRID) and the Japan Program for Infectious Diseases Research and Infrastructure from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science, and Technology in Japan (MEXT) and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 The Authors",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.1099/JMM.0.001348",
language = "English",
volume = "70",
journal = "Journal of Medical Microbiology",
issn = "0022-2615",
publisher = "Society for General Microbiology",
number = "5",
}