Epidemiology and microbiology of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli other than serogroup O157 in England, 2009England, -2013

The UK prevalence and incidence of clinically significant CPE is currently low, but these MDR bacteria affect most UK regions. Improved IPC measures, vigilance and monitoring are required.

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Using an algorithm of the RapidEC CarbaNP, followed by either the RESIST-3 O.K.N. (Enterobacteriaceae) or the Xpert Carba-R (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp.) on suspect CPOs allowed rapid in-house detection and genotyping of a high proportion of CPOs, reducing turnaround time by up to 7 days.