| Literature DB >> 21525229 |
Marco Maria D'Andrea1, Claudia Venturelli, Tommaso Giani, Fabio Arena, Viola Conte, Paola Bresciani, Fabio Rumpianesi, Annalisa Pantosti, Franco Narni, Gian Maria Rossolini.
Abstract
We report on the first detection of the NDM-1 carbapenemase in Italy, in Escherichia coli isolated in October 2009. Prolonged colonization and relapsing infection by NDM-1-positive E. coli were observed in a patient (index case) with an indirect epidemiological link with areas of endemicity. Transient colonization was apparently observed in another patient linked with the index case.Entities:
Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 2011 PMID: 21525229 PMCID: PMC3147842 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00016-11
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948