Rapid increase of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in a large Italian hospital: Surveillance period 1 March - 30 September 2010

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Gaibani, P ^a   Ambretti, S ^b   Berlingeri, A ^b   Gelsomino, F ^a   Bielli, A ^b   Landini, M P ^a,b   Sambri, V ^a  

^a Microbiology Unit   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COLISTIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFONAMIDE; TIGECYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLA KPC GENE; BLA KPC2 GENE; BLA KPC3 GENE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 79952255053     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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