Dissemination of OXA-48- and NDM-1-Producing Enterobacterales Isolates in an Algerian Hospital.

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Enterobacterales remain an increasing problem in Algeria, notably due to the emergence of carbapenemase producers. We investigated the molecular characteristics of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales isolates recovered from outpatients and inpatients in Eastern Algeria. Non-repetitive Enterobacterales with reduced susceptibility to carbapenems were consecutively collected from clinical specimens in Annaba University Hospital (Algeria) between April 2016 and December 2018.

First Case of NDM-1-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Annaba University Hospital, Algeria.

Aim: The aim of this study was to characterize two carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates recovered from urine samples in a patient hospitalized at Annaba University hospital (Algeria) in 2014.

Results: Two K. pneumoniae isolates were studied because they proved resistant to almost all antibiotics tested with a high level resistance to ertapenem (minimum inhibitory concentration = 32 mg/L).