In 2022, an outbreak with severe bloodstream infections caused by occurred in an adult intensive care unit (ICU) in Hungary. Eight cases, five of whom died, were detected. Initial control measures could not stop the outbreak.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExtended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing ST131 has become widespread worldwide. This study aims to characterize the virulome, resistome, and population structure of ST131 isolates from clinical blood samples in Hungary. A total of 30 C2/H30Rx and 33 C1-M27 ST131 isolates were selected for Illumina MiSeq sequencing and 30 isolates for MinION sequencing, followed by hybrid de novo assembly.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhole genome sequencing data of 874 isolates carrying from 13 European Union/European Economic Area countries between 2012 and June 2022 showed the predominance of sequence types ST167, ST405, ST410, ST361 and ST648, and an increasing frequency of detection. Nearly a third (30.6%) of these isolates were associated with infections and more than half (58.
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