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Molecular analysis of clinical isolates of ceftazidime-avibactam-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Jul 2021
Venditti Carolina, Butera Ornella, Meledandri Marcello, Balice Maria Pia, Cocciolillo Giulio Cesare, Fontana Carla, D'Arezzo Silvia, De Giuli Chiara, Antonini Mario, Capone Alessandro, Messina Francesco, Nisii Carla, Di Caro Antonino
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OBJECTIVES: To analyse the strains collected during a 1-year survey of ceftazidime-avibactam-resistant KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, in order to investigate the molecular mechanisms potentially responsible for their resistant phenotype. METHODS: Clinical KPC-producing K. pneumoniae isolates were collected from 31 patients in six different hospitals in Rome. For eight of the patients, an additional strain...
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