Consecutive non-replicate clinical isolates (n=191) of carbapenem non-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae were collected from 21 hospital laboratories across Italy from November 2013 to April 2014 as part of the European Survey on Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE) project. Klebsiella pneumonia carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae (KPC-KP) represented 178 (93%) isolates with 76 (43%) respectively resistant to colistin, a key drug for treating carbapenamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. KPC-KP colistin-resistant isolates were detected in all participating laboratories. This underscores a concerning evolution of colistin resistance in a setting of high KPC-KP endemicity.

Colistin resistance superimposed to endemic carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: a rapidly evolving problem in Italy, November 2013 to April 2014 / Monaco, M., Giani, T., Raffone, M., Arena, F., Garcia Fernandez, A., Pollini, S., Network EuSCAPE, I., Grundmann, H., Pantosti, A., Rossolini, G.m., Collaborators, ., Barbaro, A., Campion, L., Catania, M., De Bernochi, A., Di Taranto, A.m., Dusi, P., Grandesso, S., Luzzaro, F., Manso, E., et al.. - In: EUROSURVEILLANCE. - ISSN 1025-496X. - ELETTRONICO. - 19(42):(2014).

Colistin resistance superimposed to endemic carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: a rapidly evolving problem in Italy, November 2013 to April 2014.

SANTINO, Iolanda;
2014

Abstract

Consecutive non-replicate clinical isolates (n=191) of carbapenem non-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae were collected from 21 hospital laboratories across Italy from November 2013 to April 2014 as part of the European Survey on Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE) project. Klebsiella pneumonia carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae (KPC-KP) represented 178 (93%) isolates with 76 (43%) respectively resistant to colistin, a key drug for treating carbapenamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. KPC-KP colistin-resistant isolates were detected in all participating laboratories. This underscores a concerning evolution of colistin resistance in a setting of high KPC-KP endemicity.
2014
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Colistin resistance superimposed to endemic carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: a rapidly evolving problem in Italy, November 2013 to April 2014 / Monaco, M., Giani, T., Raffone, M., Arena, F., Garcia Fernandez, A., Pollini, S., Network EuSCAPE, I., Grundmann, H., Pantosti, A., Rossolini, G.m., Collaborators, ., Barbaro, A., Campion, L., Catania, M., De Bernochi, A., Di Taranto, A.m., Dusi, P., Grandesso, S., Luzzaro, F., Manso, E., et al.. - In: EUROSURVEILLANCE. - ISSN 1025-496X. - ELETTRONICO. - 19(42):(2014).
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