Healthcare professionals challenged by 14 distinct carbapenemase-producing micro-organisms in a war-injured Ukrainian patient
Plantinga, Nienke L van Asten, Suzanne AV Schijffelen, Maarten J de Wit, Ralph J Witteveen, Sandra de Haan, Angela Landman, Fabian Naiemi, Nashwan AL Notermans, Daan W Hendrickx, Antoni PA
Plantinga, Nienke L
van Asten, Suzanne AV
Schijffelen, Maarten J
de Wit, Ralph J
Witteveen, Sandra
de Haan, Angela
Landman, Fabian
Naiemi, Nashwan AL
Notermans, Daan W
Hendrickx, Antoni PA
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Open Access
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Journal Article
Case Reports
Article
Case Reports
Article
Language
en
Date of publication
2025-04-24
Year of publication
Research Projects
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Journal Issue
Title
Healthcare professionals challenged by 14 distinct carbapenemase-producing micro-organisms in a war-injured Ukrainian patient
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Infection 2025; 53(4):1517-1521
Abstract
The Russia-Ukraine war lead to evacuation of patients across Europe. We present an unprecedented case of a severely injured Ukrainian soldier carrying 11 carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales, two carbapenemase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and one carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, together harboring six different carbapenemase genes and with evidence for in-patient transfer of resistance plasmids.