Emergence of KPC-2 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains and spread of an isolate of sequence type 258 in the neuro-rehabilitation unit of an Italian hospital

J Chemother. 2010 Jun;22(3):212-4. doi: 10.1179/joc.2010.22.3.212.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
  • Cross Infection
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Klebsiella Infections / epidemiology*
  • Klebsiella Infections / microbiology
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / enzymology*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Rehabilitation Centers*
  • beta-Lactamases / metabolism*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • beta-Lactamases
  • carbapenemase-2, Klebsiella pneumoniae