Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from bloodstream infections in a tertiary referral center in Italy

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from bloodstream infections in a tertiary referral center in Italy

Abstract Background Bloodstream infections (BSI) due to Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) have become an important problem and they are associated with a high mortality rate. The aim of our study was to evaluate the clinical and epidemiological characteristic...

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Main Authors: Lucia Brescini, Gianluca Morroni, Chiara Valeriani, Sefora Castelletti, Marina Mingoia, Serena Simoni, Annamaria Masucci, Roberto Montalti, Marco Vivarelli, Andrea Giacometti, Francesco Barchiesi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bloodstream infections
Klebsiella pneumoniae
KPC
Colistin resistance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4268-9

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