Giuseppe
Emeritus
Rapid increase of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in a large Italian hospital: surveillance period 1 March ? 30 September 2010 (Euro Surveill., abstract, edited)
[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: <cite cite="http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19800">Eurosurveillance - View Article</cite>. Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 8, 24 February 2011
Rapid communications
Rapid increase of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in a large Italian hospital: surveillance period 1 March ? 30 September 2010
P Gaibani 1,2, S Ambretti 3,2, A Berlingeri 3, F Gelsomino 1, A Bielli 3, M P Landini 1,3, V Sambri 1
1. Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), Bologna, Italy
2. These Authors equally contributed to this paper
3. Bacteriology Section of the Operative Unit of Clinical Microbiology, S.Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Citation style for this article: Gaibani P, Ambretti S, Berlingeri A, Gelsomino F, Bielli A, Landini MP, Sambri V. Rapid increase of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in a large Italian hospital: surveillance period 1 March ? 30 September 2010. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(8)
ii=19800. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19800
Date of submission: 11 February 2011
The first case of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Italy was reported in 2009. We performed a study over a period of seven months in 2010 to survey the circulation of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPC) in a 1,500-bed university hospital in northern Italy and report the presence and rapid increase of these multidrug-resistant bacteria. The results raise a major concern about these pathogens and demonstrate the urgent need for infection control and antibiotic stewardship programmes.
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[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: <cite cite="http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19800">Eurosurveillance - View Article</cite>. Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 8, 24 February 2011
Rapid communications
Rapid increase of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in a large Italian hospital: surveillance period 1 March ? 30 September 2010
P Gaibani 1,2, S Ambretti 3,2, A Berlingeri 3, F Gelsomino 1, A Bielli 3, M P Landini 1,3, V Sambri 1
1. Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), Bologna, Italy
2. These Authors equally contributed to this paper
3. Bacteriology Section of the Operative Unit of Clinical Microbiology, S.Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Citation style for this article: Gaibani P, Ambretti S, Berlingeri A, Gelsomino F, Bielli A, Landini MP, Sambri V. Rapid increase of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in a large Italian hospital: surveillance period 1 March ? 30 September 2010. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(8)
ii=19800. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19800Date of submission: 11 February 2011
The first case of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Italy was reported in 2009. We performed a study over a period of seven months in 2010 to survey the circulation of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPC) in a 1,500-bed university hospital in northern Italy and report the presence and rapid increase of these multidrug-resistant bacteria. The results raise a major concern about these pathogens and demonstrate the urgent need for infection control and antibiotic stewardship programmes.
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