%0 Journal Article %A Kalpoe, Jayant S. %A Al Naiemi, Nashwan %A Poirel, Laurent %A Nordmann, Patrice %T Detection of an Ambler class D OXA-48-type β-lactamase in a Klebsiella pneumoniae strain in The Netherlands %D 2011 %J Journal of Medical Microbiology, %V 60 %N 5 %P 677-678 %@ 1473-5644 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.028308-0 %I Microbiology Society, %X Traditionally, bacteria in The Netherlands have low levels of resistance to antibiotics. This report describes what is believed to be the first carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae producing an OXA-48 type β-lactamase in The Netherlands. The isolate co-produced a CTX-M-15 type β-lactamase and was recovered from a patient who was transferred from a hospital in India to an intensive care unit in The Netherlands. His recovery in The Netherlands was complicated by pneumonia due to the carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae to which he eventually succumbed. Pre-emptive screening for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in selected patients could be imperative to maintain the low prevalence of these highly resistant bacteria in Dutch hospitals. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.028308-0