Comparison of multiple cefiderocol susceptibility testing methods against genomic determinants of resistance in blaNDM carbapenemase producing Enterobacterales
Caitlin Duggan, Daire M. Cantillon, David Lawrie, Timothy J. Neal, James Cruise, Fabrice E. Graf, Victoria Owen, Alice J. Fraser, Joseph M. Lewis, Charlotte Brookfield, Eva Heinz, Thomas Edwards
This study compares cefiderocol susceptibility testing methods against genomic resistance determinants in blaNDM-producing Enterobacterales, finding discrepancies between EUCAST and CLSI breakpoints and poor method agreement.
bioRxiv · Jan 27, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology