First report of IMI-1-producing colistin-resistant Enterobacter clinical isolate in Ireland, March 2013

Euro Surveill. 2013 Aug 1;18(31):20548. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.31.20548.

Abstract

We report the first case in Ireland of an IMI-1 carbapenemase-producing Enterobacter asburiae, which was resistant to both colistin and fosfomycin. The circumstances under which this isolate was acquired were unclear. Several reports of IMI-producing Enterobacter spp. have emerged in recent years, and colistin resistance in Enterobacteriaceae is also increasingly reported. Laboratories should be aware of the unusual antibiograms of IMI-producing isolates.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Colistin / pharmacology*
  • Colistin / therapeutic use
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Enterobacter / drug effects*
  • Enterobacter / isolation & purification*
  • Female
  • Fosfomycin / pharmacology
  • Fosfomycin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Ireland
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Fosfomycin
  • Colistin