Is the monoclonal spread of the ST258, KPC-3-producing clone being replaced in southern Italy by the dissemination of multiple clones of carbapenem-nonsusceptible, KPC-3-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae?

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015 Mar;21(3):e15-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2014.08.022. Epub 2014 Oct 29.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
  • Carbapenems / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Klebsiella Infections / epidemiology
  • Klebsiella Infections / microbiology*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / physiology*
  • beta-Lactam Resistance / genetics*
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Carbapenems
  • beta-Lactamases
  • beta-lactamase KPC-3, Klebsiella pneumoniae