First detection of autochthonous extensively drug-resistant NDM-1 Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST235 from a patient with bloodstream infection in Italy, October 2019

First detection of autochthonous extensively drug-resistant NDM-1 Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST235 from a patient with bloodstream infection in Italy, October 2019

Abstract Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is one of the most common and serious causes of healthcare-associated bacteremia. The emergence and dissemination of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) PA strains pose a major clinical concern. ST235-PA is a high-risk clone...

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Main Authors: Daniela Loconsole, Marisa Accogli, Monica Monaco, Maria Del Grosso, Anna Lisa De Robertis, Anna Morea, Loredana Capozzi, Laura Del Sambro, Annarosa Simone, Vincenzo De Letteriis, Michele Quarto, Antonio Parisi, Maria Chironna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Extensively-drug resistant
New Delhi metallo beta-
lactamase
Whole-genome sequencing, ST235, sepsis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-020-00734-5

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