Research and analysis

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: laboratory confirmed cases, 2003 to 2015

Updated 10 October 2016

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The latest figures for all isolates of Enterobacteriaceae (not patient numbers) from UK laboratories confirmed to have carbapenemases by Public Health England’s Antimicrobial resistance and healthcare associated infections (AMRHAI) reference unit, are available below.

Row Labels IMP VIM KPC OXA-48 NDM GES IMI KPC + VIM NDM + OXA-48 KPC + OXA-48 KPC + NDM OXA-48 + VIM IMP + NDM SME Grand Total
2003 1 1 1 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 3
2004 Ìý Ìý 2 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 2
2005 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
2006 3 1 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 4
2007 Ìý Ìý 1 1 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 2
2008 1 2 5 9 6 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 23
2009 9 4 13 15 33 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 74
2010 9 26 229 20 46 Ìý 2 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 332
2011 1 92 369 48 58 Ìý 1 1 Ìý Ìý Ìý 1 Ìý Ìý 571
2012 2 127 506 52 103 Ìý 1 Ìý 3 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 794
2013 5 77 629 178 152 Ìý 2 Ìý 2 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 1045
2014 12 75 844 381 292 12 4 Ìý 28 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 1648
2015 9 86 661 621 439 22 5 Ìý 41 2 1 Ìý 1 5 1893
Grand total 52 491 3260 1325 1129 34 15 1 74 2 1 1 1 5 6391
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