Emergence of OXA-48 Carbapenemase Producing in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Marrakech, Morocco.

Goal: This work aims to describe and explore the circumstances of appearance of producing OXA-48 carbapenemase, which has occurred in a neonatal intensive care service at the Mohammed VI University Hospital of Marrakech.

Results: During February 2015, the alert was triggered by the isolation of 6 isolates of with the same antibiotic susceptibility profile in the neonatal intensive care service, suggesting a possible outbreak. Blood cultures represented the main site of isolation of these isolates.