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Carbapenemase production is the predominant resistance mechanism, and horizontal gene transfer drives the rapid dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to characterize the phenotypic and genotypic AMR profiles of CR-GNB isolated from patients at Arzobispo Loayza National Hospital (Lima, Peru) between October 2021 and January 2022.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a cross-sectional study and collected clinical and epidemiological data from patients with bacterial infections. MALDI-TOF identified pathogens, and antimicrobial susceptibility was interpreted according to CLSI guidelines. A subset of isolates underwent whole-genome sequencing (Illumina) to determine genomic resistance markers.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 159 patients were included (median age\u200a=\u200a54\u2005years; 66.7% male); 72.3% had confirmed clinical infections, and 66% were admitted to the ICU. The most frequent infection types were pneumonia, urinary tract infection and bacteraemia. Overall, 97.5% of isolates were classified as XDR. Carbapenem resistance approached 100% (imipenem 99.4%, meropenem 98.7%). Whole-genome data revealed clonal diversity among Klebsiella pneumoniae (ST13\/ST15) carrying blaNDM-1; Acinetobacter baumannii uniformly harboured blaOXA-23; and Pseudomonas aeruginosa included high-risk clones ST357 (blaIMP-93) and ST111 (blaIMP-18, blaVIM-2).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings demonstrate a critical burden of XDR-GNB and the presence of multiple carbapenemases (NDM, IMP, KPC and VIM) associated with clinically relevant high-risk lineages. Strengthening molecular surveillance, optimizing antimicrobial stewardship and reinforcing infection-control measures are urgently needed to contain CR-GNB in critical-care settings in Peru.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jacamr\/dlag236","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,21]],"date-time":"2026-10-21T15:36:01Z","timestamp":1792596961000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Molecular epidemiology and resistance mechanisms of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli in a referral hospital in Lima, Peru"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"8","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0602-384X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eddie","family":"Angles-Yanqui","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia , Lima 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