Table 4 Pairwise comparisons between two patients with clonally related ESBL-E isolates for which nosocomial transmission was deemed possible or likely based on the epidemiological link between those patients
Year of collection | Species | MLST | ESBL genes | Epidemiological link | Likelihood nosocomial transmission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Klebsiella pneumoniae | ST107 | CTX-M-14 | Same time, same location, same ward | Likely |
2013 | Escherichia coli | ST131 | 1 isolate CTX-M-32 1 isolate CTX-M-27 | Same time, other location of the hospital | Possible |
2014 | Escherichia coli | ST38 | CTX-M-15 | Same time, same location, different ward | Possible |
2014 | Klebsiella pneumoniae | ST4283 | CTX-M-15 | Same time, same location, same ward | Likely |
2015 | Escherichia coli | ST616 | CTX-M-15 | Same time, other location of the hospital | Possible |
2015 | Escherichia coli | ST131 | CTX-M-27 | Same time, same location, different ward | Possible |
2017 | Escherichia coli | ST131 | CTX-M-27 | Same time, other location of the hospital | Possible |
2017 | Escherichia coli | ST131 | CTX-M-15 | Same time, same location, same ward | Likely |
2017/2019 | Escherichia coli | ST131 | CTX-M-15 | Same time, same location, different ward | Possible |
2019 | Enterobacter cloacae complex | ST50 | SHV-12 | Same time, same location, different ward | Likely |
2021 | Escherichia coli | ST44 | CTX-M-15 | Same time, same location, same ward | Likely |