First Report of a Nonmetallocarbapenemase Class A Carbapenemase in an Enterobacter cloacae Isolate from Colombia

Carbapenemases are a growing concern worldwide since they threaten the efficacy of carbapenems, the most potent β-lactam antibiotics. Nonmetallocarbapenemase class A (NMC-A) was identified in 1990 from a clinical isolate of Enterobacter cloacae, and since its first report in France ([1][1]), this