During 2015-2022, a genetic cluster of OXA-48-producing uropathogenic Escherichia coli sequence type 127 spread throughout the Netherlands. The 20 isolates we investigated originated mainly from urine, belonged to Clermont phylotype B2, and carried 18 genes encoding putative uropathogenicity factors. The isolates were susceptible to first-choice antimicrobial drugs for urinary tract infections.
Keywords: Escherichia coli; OXA-48; ST127; UPEC; antimicrobial resistance; bacteria; carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales; the Netherlands; uropathogenic Escherichia coli.