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Microbiological and molecular characteristics of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae endemic in a tertiary Greek hospital during 2004-2010.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 16 Feb 2012
Zagorianou A, Sianou E, Iosifidis E, Dimou V, Protonotariou E, Miyakis S, Roilides E, Sofianou D
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We report 570 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CPKP) clinical isolates in a 1,040-bed Greek tertiary hospital during 2004 to 2010. The first CPKP (VIM-producing) was isolated in September 2004. Despite initial containment, VIM producers have become endemic since 2006. KPC-producing K. pneumoniae was first isolated in August 2007 from a patient who came from Israel, spread rapidly, and outcompeted...
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