Spread of NDM-5 and OXA-181 Carbapenemase-Producing Escherichia coli in Chad

Abstract

We detected for the first time <i>bla</i>_NDM-5 and <i>bla</i>_OXA-181 in <i>Escherichia coli</i> isolates from hospitalized patients and healthy volunteers in Chad. These resistance genes were located on IncX3 and IncF plasmids. Despite the large diversity of <i>E. coli</i> clones, the identified resistant intestinal isolates belonged mainly to the same sequence type.