Genomic epidemiology of nosocomial carbapenemase-producing Citrobacter freundii in sewerage systems in the Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland

Multi-drug resistance is emerging in Citrobacter freundii, which is the third most common carbapenemase-producing (CP) Enterobacteriaceae in humans in Finland due to recent outbreaks. The objective of this study was to determine if wastewater surveillance (WWS) could detect CP C. freundii strains ca...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors:	Viivi Heljanko, Venla Johansson, Kati Räisänen, Veli-Jukka Anttila, Outi Lyytikäinen, Jari Jalava, Irma Weijo, Jaana-Marija Lehtinen, Kirsi-Maarit Lehto, Anssi Lipponen, Sami Oikarinen, Tarja Pitkänen, Annamari Heikinheimo, WastPan Study Group, Ahmad Al-Mustapha, Paula Kurittu, Annika Länsivaara, Rafiqul Hyder, Ananda Tiwari, Anna-Maria Hokajärvi, Aleksi Kolehmainen, Teemu Möttönen, Oskari Luomala, Aapo Juutinen, Soile Blomqvist, Carita Savolainen-Kopra, Anniina Sarekoski
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Subjects:	wastewater wastewater surveillance antimicrobial resistance Citrobacter freundii carbapenemase-producing Citrobacter freundii carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1165751/full