A Long-Term Study of the Diversity of OXA-48-Like Carbapenemase-Producing Bacterial Strains in Infected Patients and Carriers.

Purpose: Since their emergence at the beginning of the century, OXA-48 carbapenemases have spread in the community and in hospitals. To assess the diversity of OXA-48-producing bacterial strains and plasmids in the hospital setting, we studied the strains isolated from patients in three hospitals in the Paris area.

Materials And Methods: All possible OXA-48-like strains were included in the study.