<p>Epidemic IncX3 plasmids spreading carbapenemase genes in the United Arab Emirates and worldwide</p>

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Authors

Shaimaa F. Mouftah · United Arab Emirates University

Tibor Pál · United Arab Emirates University

Dania Darwish · United Arab Emirates University

Akela Ghazawi · United Arab Emirates University

Laura Villa · Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Alessandra Carattoli · Sapienza University of Rome

Ágnes Sonnevend

Abstract

The findings suggest that different carbapenemase gene carrying IncX3 plasmids encountered in the UAE do not evolve locally, rather are subtypes of this epidemic plasmid emerging in this country due to international transfer.

Topics & Keywords

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Infection and Drug Resistance

Volume Volume 12, pp. 1729-1742

DOI: 10.2147/idr.s210554

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