A carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate harboring KPC-1 from Italy.
Carbapenem-resistant gram-negative pathogens represent an emerging threat to the management of hospital-acquired infections. Although the isolation of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae remains unusual, the frequency of carbapenemases producing Klebsiella pneumoniae is increasing in different geographic regions: the majority of isolates has been collected in the USA, but recently KPC-producing K. pneumoniae were reported from China, Israel, Greece, France, Norway and Sweden. We report a KPC 1-producing K. pneumoniae isolate from Italy. This datum enlarges the geographical area where the KPC-producing K. pneumoniae strains are diffuse.
Simone
S
Ambretti
Paolo
P
Gaibani
Federica
F
Caroli
Luisa
L
Miragliotta
Vittorio
V
Sambri
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015780:Carbapenems / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D015780:Carbapenems; C434283:beta-lactamase KPC-1; D001618:beta-Lactamases