Six Extensively Drug- Resistant Bacteria in an Injured Soldier, Ukraine

Blood and surveillance cultures from an injured service member from Ukraine grew Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecium, and 3 distinct Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains. Isolates were nonsusceptible to most antibiotics and carried an array of antibiotic resistant genes, including carbapenemases (bla(IMP-1), bla(NDM-1), bla(OXA-23), bla(OXA-48), bla(OXA-72)) and 16S methyltransferases (armA and rmtB4).

Automated summary

Blood and surveillance cultures from an injured service member from Ukraine revealed multiple antibiotic-resistant strains, including Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecium, and 3 distinct strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These isolates showed resistance to most antibiotics and possessed a range of antibiotic-resistant genes, including carbapenemases (bla(IMP-1), bla(NDM-1), bla(OXA-23), bla(OXA-48), bla(OXA-72)) and 16S methyltransferases (armA and rmtB4).