Screening for Klebsiella pneumoniae producing carbapenemase in Prato, Italy
Submitted: 17 March 2014
Accepted: 11 December 2014
Published: 30 June 2014
Accepted: 11 December 2014
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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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