Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University
Maki Nagamatsu
Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Department of Infectious Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine
Norio Ohmagari
Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine
Kayoko Hayakawa
Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine
Yasuyuki Kato
Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine
Teruo Kirikae
Department of Infectious Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine
OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing organisms have emerged rapidly worldwide and may be transmitted through patients who receive medical care abroad. To our knowledge, this is the second case of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from a patient who had returned to Japan after receiving treatment abroad.
