TY - JOUR AU - Peirano, Gisele AU - Ahmed-Bentley, Jasmine AU - Woodford, Neil AU - Pitout, Johann D. T1 - New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase from Traveler Returning to Canada T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2011 VL - 17 IS - 2 SP - 242 SN - 1080-6059 AB - An Escherichia coli isolate with New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase was isolated from a patient with pyelonephritis and prostatitis who returned to Canada after recent hospitalization in India. The patient was successfully treated with ertapenem and fosfomycin. This patient highlights the role of international travel in the spread of antimicrobial drug resistance and blaNDM-1. KW - Urinary tract infection KW - New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase KW - Escherichia coli KW - bacteria KW - antimicrobial drug resistance KW - carbapenems KW - nosocomial KW - Canada KW - expedited KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1702.101313 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/2/10-1313_article ER - End of Reference