High Prevalence of OXA-23 Carbapenemase-Producing Proteus mirabilis among Amoxicillin-Clavulanate-Resistant Isolates in France

In this multicentric study performed in 12 French hospitals, we reported that 26.9% (14/52) of the amoxicillin-clavulanate-resistant Proteus mirabilis isolates produced the OXA-23 carbapenemase. We found that an inhibition zone diameter of <11 mm around the amoxicillin-clavulanate disc was an accurate screening cutoff to detect these OXA-23 producers. ABSTRACT In this multicentric study performed in 12 French hospitals, we reported that 26.9% (14/52) of the amoxicillin-clavulanate-resistant Proteus mirabilis isolates produced the OXA-23 carbapenemase. We found that an inhibition zone diameter of <11 mm around the amoxicillin-clavulanate disc was an accurate screening cutoff to detect these OXA-23 producers. We confirmed by whole-genome sequencing that these OXA-23-producers all belonged to the same lineage that has been demonstrated to disseminate OXA-23 or OXA-58 in P. mirabilis.

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