Recently, a and co-harboring ST 617 isolate was identified from an asymptomatic carrier in Korea. An 81-year-old female was admitted to a university hospital for aortic cardiac valve repair surgery. Following surgery, she was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for three days, and carbapenem-resistant YMC/2017/02/MS631 was isolated from a surveillance culture (rectal swab).
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