Screening for Klebsiella pneumoniae producing carbapenemase in Prato, Italy


Submitted: 17 March 2014
Accepted: 11 December 2014
Published: 30 June 2014
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  • Tamara Brunelli Laboratorio Analisi Chimico Cliniche e Microbiologia, Ospedale S. Stefano, ASL4, Prato, Italy.
  • Antonella Conti Laboratorio Analisi Chimico Cliniche e Microbiologia, Ospedale S. Stefano, ASL4, Prato, Italy.
  • Loredana Ortega De Luna Laboratorio Analisi Chimico Cliniche e Microbiologia, Ospedale S. Stefano, ASL4, Prato, Italy.
  • Patrizia Miglietta Laboratorio Analisi Chimico Cliniche e Microbiologia, Ospedale S. Stefano, ASL4, Prato, Italy.
  • Mayra Sosa Laboratorio Analisi Chimico Cliniche e Microbiologia, Ospedale S. Stefano, ASL4, Prato, Italy.
  • Alfredo Ruggeri Laboratorio Analisi Chimico Cliniche e Microbiologia, Ospedale S. Stefano, ASL4, Prato, Italy.
  • Patrizia Casprini Laboratorio Analisi Chimico Cliniche e Microbiologia, Ospedale S. Stefano, ASL4, Prato, Italy.
  • Roberto Degl'Innocenti Laboratorio Analisi Chimico Cliniche e Microbiologia, Ospedale S. Stefano, ASL4, Prato, Italy.

In this study, the prevalence of carbapenemase in the area of Prato (Italy), from January 2011 to August 2013, is reported. Samples showing carbapenem resistance were tested for lactamase production with disc diffusion and molecular methods. Totally, 48 out of 1542 patients with K. pneumoniae showed carbapenem resistance (42 KPC 5 MBL and 1 OXA-48).


Brunelli, T., Conti, A., Ortega De Luna, L., Miglietta, P., Sosa, M., Ruggeri, A., Casprini, P., & Degl’Innocenti, R. (2014). Screening for Klebsiella pneumoniae producing carbapenemase in Prato, Italy. Microbiologia Medica, 29(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2014.4712

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