Multifocal diffusion of a KPC-3 producing ST512 K. pneumoniae clone in Northern Italy

New Microbiol. 2013 Jan;36(1):109-10. Epub 2013 Jan 1.

Abstract

Sequence Type 258 (ST258) together with its allelic single- and double-locus variants have mostly been associated with the dissemination of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Europe. A total of 56 nonreplicate K. pneumoniae isolates with decreased carbapenem-susceptibility, collected at 7 different hospitals located in Northern Italy were investigated for the occurrence of blaKPC-type genes. PCR and sequencing results highlighted the presence of blaKPC2 or blaKPC-3 determinants in 10/56 and 5/56 cases respectively. Here we describe the intra- and inter-hospital spread in Northern Italy of a K. pneumoniae ST512 clone harboring the blaKPC-3 gene.

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Clone Cells
  • Cross Infection / microbiology*
  • Cross Infection / transmission
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / drug effects
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Klebsiella Infections / drug therapy
  • Klebsiella Infections / microbiology*
  • Klebsiella Infections / transmission
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / genetics*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics

Substances

  • beta-Lactamases