Research and analysis

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: laboratory confirmed cases, 2003 to 2015

Updated 10 October 2016

The latest figures for all isolates of Enterobacteriaceae (not patient numbers) from UK laboratories confirmed to have carbapenemases by Public Health England’s Antimicrobial resistance and healthcare associated infections (AMRHAI) reference unit, are available below.

Row Labels IMP VIM KPC OXA-48 NDM GES IMI KPC + VIM NDM + OXA-48 KPC + OXA-48 KPC + NDM OXA-48 + VIM IMP + NDM SME Grand Total
2003 1 1 1                       3
2004     2                       2
2005                              
2006 3 1                         4
2007     1 1                     2
2008 1 2 5 9 6                   23
2009 9 4 13 15 33                   74
2010 9 26 229 20 46   2               332
2011 1 92 369 48 58   1 1       1     571
2012 2 127 506 52 103   1   3           794
2013 5 77 629 178 152   2   2           1045
2014 12 75 844 381 292 12 4   28           1648
2015 9 86 661 621 439 22 5   41 2 1   1 5 1893
Grand total 52 491 3260 1325 1129 34 15 1 74 2 1 1 1 5 6391