Brkić, Snežana (57193991713)Snežana (57193991713)BrkićBožić, Dragana D. (59459661400)Dragana D. (59459661400)BožićStojanović, Nena (57216453437)Nena (57216453437)StojanovićBulbuk, Dragana (58477628300)Dragana (58477628300)BulbukJovanović, Mihajlo (57216452455)Mihajlo (57216452455)JovanovićĆirković, Ivana (16309091000)Ivana (16309091000)Ćirković2025-07-022025-07-022023https://doi.org/10.2217/fmb-2022-0201https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85164233142&doi=10.2217%2ffmb-2022-0201&partnerID=40&md5=29219c687373b5c9c32f2e4a0ea53032https://remedy.med.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/11822Aim: The types of carbapenemases and clonal relatedness among community isolates of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Belgrade, Serbia, were determined. Materials & methods: During the period 2016-2020, K. pneumoniae community isolates were screened for carbapenemases, and carbapenemase production was confirmed by multiplex PCR. Clonality was determined based on genetic profiles obtained by enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus PCR. Results: Carbapenemase genes were detected in 114 of 4800 isolates (2.4%). The most frequent gene was blaOXA-48-like. Most isolates (70.5%) were grouped in ten clusters. Cluster 11 contained 16.4% of all blaOXA-48-like-positive isolates, and all blaKPC-positive isolates were grouped in one cluster. Conclusion: Laboratory-based detection and surveillance are highly recommended in order to control the spread of resistance in community settings. © 2023 Future Medicine Ltd.carbapenemasescommunityKlebsiella pneumoniaeOXA-48