A challenging outbreak of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-5 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a New Zealand Tertiary Hospital: A case report

- This was the first NDM5 outbreak reported in New Zealand.
- A multi-disciplinary and multifaceted approach successfully curtailed the outbreak.
- The source of the outbreak or mode of transmission between cases was never determined.
- Carbapenemase producing organisms may be under-detected in the New Zealand population.
- Infection prevention and control screening policies should include carbapenemase producing organisms.