Article
Multiregional dissemination of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258/ST512 genotypes in Poland, 2010-14.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jun 2017
Baraniak Anna, Izdebski Radoslaw, Zabicka Dorota, Bojarska Katarzyna, Górska Sandra, Literacka Elzbieta, Fiett Janusz, Hryniewicz Waleria, Gniadkowski Marek
Abstract excerpt
Objectives: In 2008-09, the KPC carbapenemase epidemiology in Poland was dominated by a Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 KPC-2 outbreak in Warsaw and its administrative region. The aim of this study was to analyse the situation in 2010-14, with a focus on new outbreaks in other parts of the country. Methods: KPCs were detected in all suspected isolates by PCR. The detailed study was performed on 173 isolates from 2010...
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Bacterial Proteins
- Carbapenems
- DNA, Bacterial
- Disease Outbreaks
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Genotype
- Humans
- Klebsiella Infections
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Multilocus Sequence Typing