A Changing Landscape of Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli in Hong Kong: Emergence of blaNDM-5-Carrying ST69 across Clinical and Food Sources

Published in medRxiv, 2026

Recommended citation: Iain Chi-Fung Ng, Ivan Tak-Fai Wong, Jake Siu-Lun Leung, Lam-Kwong Lee, Alison Yee-Ting Lam, Ho-Ching Tong, Shue-Kei Chan, Choi-Ying Wong, Annie Wing-Tung Lee, Wing-Yin Tam, Jia-Ying Zhang, Edward M Hill, Mei-Fan Hung, Miranda Chong-Yee Yau, River Chun-Wai Wong, Jason Chi-Ka Cheng, Cindy Wing-Sze Tse, Jimmy Yiu-Wing Lam, Viola Chi Ying Chow, Sandy Ka-Yee Chau, Franklin Wang-Ngai Chow, Polly Hang-Mei Leung, Gilman Kit Hang Siu. (2026). "A Changing Landscape of Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli in Hong Kong: Emergence of blaNDM-5-Carrying ST69 across Clinical and Food Sources." medRxiv. doi:10.64898/2026.08.14.26360231. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.14.26360231v1.full.pdf