Enterobacter kobei strain:EB_P8_L5_01.19 | isolate:EB_P8_L5_01.19 Genome sequencing

This study examined the genetic environment of IMP carbapenemase genes among bacterial isolates from four London hospitals and a Welsh hospital. IMP carbapenemase genes, which hydrolyse carbapenem antibiotics, are relatively rare in the UK. However, in some hospitals they are problematic and are generally found in multiple strains and species, suggesting that they are present on mobile genetic element(s). This study examined isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae, Klebsiella quasipneumoniae, Enterobacter cloacae complex, Klebsiella aerogenes and Citrobacter freundii in order to better understand the epidemiology of IMP positive isolates in relevant hospitals and to inform interventions to prevent further spread.