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. 2022 Apr 1;11:54. doi: 10.1186/s13756-022-01094-y

Table 1.

Characteristics of the 32 E. cloacae complex isolates from the study period, ordered by WGS clusters and patient numbers

Patient no. (set of twins no.) Isolate no. Date (mo-yr) Ward Sample type Species Antibiotic resistance Reistance genes WGS cluster type RAPD type PFGE type MLST FTIR type
ID01 10,457 Sep-17 NICU perianal E. hormaechei subsp. steigerwaltii CTX-R, ERT-I blaACT-15, fosA 1 1 A 50 A
ID01 10,502 Sep-17 NICU oropharyngeal E. hormaechei subsp. steigerwaltii blaACT-15, fosA 1 1 A 50 A
ID02 (1) 10,501 Sep-17 NICU nasal/oropharyngeal E. hormaechei subsp. steigerwaltii blaACT-15, fosA 1 1 A 50 A
ID03 10,500 Sep-17 NICU nasal/oropharyngeal E. hormaechei subsp. steigerwaltii GEN-R blaACT-15, fosA 1 1 A 50 A
ID03 10,504 Sep-17 NICU nasal/oropharyngeal E. hormaechei subsp. steigerwaltii CTX-R blaACT-15, fosA 1 1 n.d 50 A
ID05 10,505 Sep-17 NICU perianal E. hormaechei subsp. steigerwaltii CTX-R, ERT-I, GEN-R blaACT-15, fosA 1 1 n.d 50 B
ID05 10,481 Sep-17 NICU nasal/oropharyngeal E. hormaechei subsp. steigerwaltii CTX-R, ERT-R blaACT-15, fosA 1 1 A 50 A
ID06 (1) 10,503 Sep-17 NICU oropharyngeal E. hormaechei subsp. steigerwaltii GEN-R blaACT-15, fosA 1 1 A 50 A
ID06 (1) 10,668 Oct-17 PICU nasal/oropharyngeal E. hormaechei subsp. steigerwaltii CTX-R blaACT-15, fosA 1 1 n.d 50 A
ID07 10,593 Oct-17 PICU nasal/oropharyngeal E. hormaechei subsp. steigerwaltii GEN-R blaACT-15, fosA 1 1 A 50 A
ID07 10,721 Oct-17 PICU nasal/oropharyngeal E. hormaechei subsp. steigerwaltii blaACT-15, fosA 1 1 n.d 50 A
ID15 10,832 Nov-17 PICU nasal/oropharyngeal E. hormaechei subsp. steigerwaltii CTX-R, ERT-R blaACT-15, fosA 1 1 A 50 A
ID16 10,833 Nov-17 PICU nasal/oropharyngeal E. hormaechei subsp. steigerwaltii blaACT-15, fosA 1 1 A 50 A
ID04 10,506 Sep-17 PICU central line E. hormaechei subsp. hoffmannii blaACT-14, fosA 2 2 B 168 A
ID08 10,539 Oct-17 NICU tracheal secretions E. hormaechei subsp. hoffmannii blaACT-14, fosA 2 2 B 168 A
ID10 10,720 Oct-17 NICU oropharyngeal E. hormaechei subsp. hoffmannii blaACT-14, fosA 2 2 B 168 A
ID12 10,722 Nov-17 NICU perianal E. hormaechei subsp. hoffmannii blaACT-14, fosA 2 2 B 168 A
ID14 10,834 Nov-17 NICU oropharyngeal E. hormaechei subsp. hoffmannii blaACT-14, fosA 2 2 B 168 A
ID17 10,886 Dec-17 NICU perianal E. hormaechei subsp. hoffmannii blaACT-14, fosA 2 2 B 168 A
ID18 (2) 10,909 Dec-17 PICU perianal E. hormaechei subsp. hoffmannii CTX-R blaACT-14, fosA 2 2 B 168 A
ID19 (2) 10,940 Dec-17 NW perianal E. hormaechei subsp. hoffmannii CTX-R, ERT-R blaACT-14, fosA 2 2 B 168 A
ID21 (3) 10,995 Dec-17 NICU perianal E. hormaechei subsp. hoffmannii blaACT-14, fosA 2 2 n.d 168 A
ID22 (3) 10,994 Jan-18 NICU oropharyngeal E. hormaechei subsp. hoffmannii CTX-R blaACT-14, fosA 2 2 B 168 A
ID13 10,749 Nov-17 PICU tracheal secretions E. hormaechei subsp. oharae blaACT-7 3 3 C 1086 H
ID13 11,155 Feb-18 PICU tracheal secretions E. hormaechei subsp. oharae CTX-R, ERT-R, IPM-I, MEM-R blaACT-7 3 3 C 1086 E
ID20 10,938 Dec-17 PICU perianal E. hormaechei subsp. steigerwaltii CTX-R blaACT-7, fosA 4 4 D 116 C
ID24 11,062 Jan-18 PICU eye E. hormaechei subsp. hoffmannii blaACT-14, fosA 5 5 E 104 D
ID24 11,115 Jan-18 PICU perianal E. hormaechei subsp. hoffmannii CTX-R blaACT-14, fosA 5 5 E 104 D
ID26 11,183 Feb-18 NICU perianal E. cloacae subsp. cloacae blaCMH-3, fosA 6 6 F 477 F
ID27 (4) 11,227 Feb-18 PICU nasal/oropharyngeal E. hormaechei subsp. hoffmannii blaACT-14, fosA 7 7 G 278 G
ID27 (4) 12,015 Aug-18 PICU groin E. hormaechei subsp. hoffmannii CTX-R, CIP-I, MXF-R blaACT-14, fosA 7 7 G 278 B
ID29 (4) 11,229 Feb-18 PICU eye E. hormaechei subsp. hoffmannii blaACT-14, fosA 7 7 G 278 G

Antibiotic resistance (I, intermediate; R, resistant): CTX, cefotaxime; ERT, ertapenem; IPM, imipenem; MEM, meropenem; GEN, gentamicin; CIP, ciprofloxacin; MXF, moxifloxacin; Wards: NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; PICU, paediatric (and neonatal) intensive care unit; NW, neonatal ward; n.d., not determined