Genomic epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae in Italy and novel insights into the origin and global evolution of its resistance to carbapenem antibiotics

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 389-396

  Gaiarsa, Stefano ^a,b   Comandatore, Francesco ^b,c   Gaibani, Paolo ^d   Corbella, Marta ^a   Valle, Claudia Dalla ^a   Epis, Sara ^b   Scaltriti, Erika ^e   Carretto, Edoardo ^f   Farina, Claudio ^g   Labonia, Maria ^h   Landini, Maria Paola ^d   Pongolini, Stefano ^e   Sambri, Vittorio ⁱ   Bandi, Claudio ^b   Marone, Piero ^a   Sasserac, Davide ^c  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

^f S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g Microbiology Institute   (Italy)

^h CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ Unit of Clinical Microbiology Greater Romagna Area Hub Laboratory   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; CARBAPENEMASE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; GENOMIC DNA; VIRULENCE FACTOR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOINFORMATICS; CARBAPENEMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOMICS; ITALY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MOLECULAR CLOCK; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; CARBAPENEMS; CROSS INFECTION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; ITALY; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84920154702     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.04224-14     Document Type: Article

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