Javier E Cañada-García, Zaira Moure, Pedro J Sola-Campoy, Mercedes Delgado-Valverde, María E Cano, Desirèe Gijón, Mónica González, Irene Gracia-Ahufinger, Nieves Larrosa, Xavier Mulet, Cristina Pitart, Alba Rivera, Germán Bou, Jorge Calvo, Rafael Cantón, Juan José González-López, Luis Martínez-Martínez, Ferran Navarro, Antonio Oliver, Zaira R Palacios-Baena, Álvaro Pascual, Guillermo Ruiz-Carrascoso, Jordi Vila, Belén Aracil, María Pérez-Vázquez, Jesús Oteo-Iglesias
Objectives: CARB-ES-19 is a comprehensive, multicenter, nationwide study integrating whole-genome sequencing (WGS) in the surveillance of carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae (CP-Kpn) and E. coli (CP-Eco) to determine their incidence, geographical distribution, phylogeny, and resistance mechanisms in Spain. Methods: In total, 71 hospitals, representing all 50 Spanish provinces, collected the first 10 isolates per hospital (February to May 2019); CPE isolates were first identified according to EUCAST (meropenem MIC > 0...
2022: Frontiers in Microbiology