Global Incidence of Carbapenemase-Producing Escherichia coli ST131

We characterized Escherichia coli ST131 isolates among 116 carbapenemase-producing strains. Of isolates from 16 countries collected during 2008-2013, 35% belonged to ST131 and were associated with bla(KPC), H30 lineage, and virotype C. This study documents worldwide incidents of resistance to last resort antimicrobial drugs among a common pathogen in a successful sequence type.