Emerge of bla NDM-1 and bla OXA-48-like harboring carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from hospitalized patients in southwestern Iran

Abstract

This is the first identification of bla_NDM-1 and bla_OXA-48-like in K. pneumoniae in Southwestern Iran and the highest reported prevalence of bla_NDM in this bacterium from Iran. Since carbapenem-resistant isolates containing New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1 (NDM-1) were almost resistant to all the tested antibiotics, the resistance due to this gene may be increased in the near future as a potential health threat.