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An update of the evolving epidemic of blaKPC-2-carrying Klebsiella pneumoniae in Greece (2009-10).
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jul 2011
Giakkoupi Panagiota, Papagiannitsis Costas C, Miriagou Vivi, Pappa Olga, Polemis Michalis, Tryfinopoulou Kyriaki, Tzouvelekis Leonidas S, Vatopoulos Alkiviadis C
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OBJECTIVES: To follow the epidemic of KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Greece. METHODS: KPC-2-producing isolates (n = 378) were collected during January 2009-April 2010 in 40 Greek hospitals. bla(KPC) and bla(VIM) were detected by PCR. Carbapenemase production was confirmed by spectrophotometry. Sequences flanking bla(KPC-2) and their plasmid carriers were studied. Isolates were typed by PFGE and...
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Cluster Analysis
- DNA, Bacterial
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Gene Transfer, Horizontal
- Genotype
- Greece
- Humans
- Klebsiella Infections
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Molecular Epidemiology