K. pneumoniae (KPN) is one of the widest spread bacteria in which combined resistance to
several antimicrobial groups is frequent. The most common β-lactamases found in K …

Background: Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is a serious public
health issue. The study aimed to identify the antimicrobial resistance and accessory genes …

Background The emergence of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains is
threatening antimicrobial treatment. Methods Sixty-eight carbapenemase-producing K …

Objectives KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-KP) ST258 has been rapidly
expanding and is often associated with serious nosocomial infections. Last-line antibiotics …

Aim: This study reports the characterization of carbapenem-resistant colonizing strains of K.
pneumoniae. Methods: 650 stool samples were screened for carbapenem-resistant K …

The evolutionary epidemiology, resistome, virulome and mobilome of thirty-one multidrug
resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates from the northern Vila Real region of …

Objectives The spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) represents one
of the most worrisome problems for clinical medicine worldwide. In Italy, the Antibiotic …

Background By using whole genome sequence data we aimed at describing a population
snapshot of carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae isolated from hospitalized patients …

Multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (MDR Kp), in particular carbapenem-resistant Kp
(CR-Kp), has become endemic in Italy, where alarming data have been reported on the …

The carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) strains have been identified by the World
Health Organization as critical priority pathogens in research and development of …