Prevalence, molecular epidemiology and intra-hospital acquisition of Klebsiella pneumoniae strains producing carbapenemases in an Italian teaching hospital from January 2015 to September 2016

Prevalence, molecular epidemiology and intra-hospital acquisition of Klebsiella pneumoniae strains producing carbapenemases in an Italian teaching hospital from January 2015 to September 2016

Objectives: We described Klebsiella pneumoniae producing carbapenemase (CPKP) spread from 01/01/2015 to 13/09/16 in a tertiary level hospital. Methods: The first positive surveillance rectal swab (SRS) or clinical sample (CS) collected in the medical department (MD), surgical department (SD) and int...

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Main Authors: Andrea Bartolini, Monica Basso, Elisa Franchin, Nicola Menegotto, Anna Ferrari, Ettore De Canale, Samantha Andreis, Renzo Scaggiante, Stefania Stefani, Giorgio Palù, Saverio Giuseppe Parisi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
carbapenemases
Klebsiella pneumoniae
colistin
longitudinal survey
multilocus sequence typing
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217301182

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