| Literature DB >> 25358041 |
M Monaco1, T Giani, M Raffone, F Arena, A Garcia-Fernandez, S Pollini, H Grundmann, A Pantosti, G M Rossolini.
Abstract
Consecutive non-replicate clinical isolates (n=191) of carbapenem non-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae were collected from 21 hospital laboratories across Italy from November 2013 to April 2014 as part of the European Survey on Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE) project. Klebsiella pneumonia carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae (KPC-KP) represented 178 (93%) isolates with 76 (43%) respectively resistant to colistin, a key drug for treating carbapenamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. KPC-KP colistin-resistant isolates were detected in all participating laboratories. This underscores a concerning evolution of colistin resistance in a setting of high KPC-KP endemicity.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25358041 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.42.20939
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Euro Surveill ISSN: 1025-496X