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NDM-1 imported from India – first reported case in South Africa


CN Govind
K Moodley
AK Peer
N Pillay
C Maske
C Wallis
R Viana
A Chetty
O Perovic

Abstract

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae have been increasingly reported throughout the world. The first South African report of a New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase was from Gauteng in August 2011. Despite maintaining a high degree of vigilance, the first such case was seen in KwaZulu-Natal almost a year later. Other cases have been unable to confirm a definite link to any other affected areas; this is the first case in South Africa showing this direct epidemiological link.

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eISSN: 2078-5135
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