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Molecular characterization of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST14 and ST512 causing bloodstream infections in ICU and surgery wards of a tertiary university hospital of Verona (northern Italy): co-production of KPC-3, OXA-48, and CTX-M-15 β-lactamases.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Mar 2020
Piccirilli Alessandra, Perilli Mariagrazia, Piccirilli Valentina, Segatore Bernardetta, Amicosante Gianfranco, Maccacaro Laura, Bazaj Alda, Naso Laura, Cascio Giuliana Lo, Cornaglia Giuseppe
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Klebsiella pneumoniae strain is an important opportunistic pathogen that causes severe nosocomial infections. In the present study a molecular characterization of carbapenem resistant K. pneumoniae, isolated from blood samples of hospitalized patients of Verona University Hospital, was performed. The simultaneous presence of SHV-1/CTX-M-15/KPC-3 and SHV-1/CTX-M-15/OXA-48 serin-β-lactamases was ascertained in the...
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