Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are emerging as a public health problem
in various settings. In Italy, a rapid and remarkable increase of carbapenem-non-susceptible …

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 …

Background and aim A multicentre nationwide surveillance study was conducted in Greek
hospitals to evaluate epidemiology of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae …

Background The emergence of KPC-producing K. pneumoniae has now become a global
concern. KPC beta-lactamases are plasmid-borne and, like extended spectrum beta …

Public health interventions to control the current epidemic of carbapenem-resistant
Klebsiella pneumoniae rely on a comprehensive understanding of its emergence and …

Background Previous studies showed that the epidemic of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella
pneumoniae (CR-KP) observed in Italy since 2010 was sustained mostly by strains of clonal …

Background The spread of carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) is an emerging
clinical problem, of great relevance in Europe and worldwide. The aim of this study was the …

We report the first outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K.
pneumoniae in Germany. The presence of KPC was confirmed by polymerase chain …

Abstract The European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS-Net) collects
data on carbapenem resistance from invasive bacterial infections. Increasing percentages of …

Background Preliminary unpublished results of the survey of carbapenem-and/or colistin-
resistant Enterobacterales (CCRE survey) showed the expansion of carbapenemase …