Local transmission and global dissemination of New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase (NDM): a whole genome analysis

Background New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (blaNDM), a plasmid-borne carbapenemase gene associated with significant mortality and severely limited treatment options, is of global public health concern as it is found in extremely diverse Gram-negative bacterial strains. This study thus aims to genetically characterize local and global spread of blaNDM.