In March 2014, during a period of active surveillance in five neonatal intensive care units
(NICUs) of Palermo, Italy, three carbapenem-nonsusceptible isolates of K. pneumoniae (CR …

This article reports an outbreak of colonization by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-
producing K. pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) sequence type (ST) 258 in a neonatal intensive care …

Sequence Type 258 (ST258) together with its allelic single-and double-locus variants have
mostly been associated with the dissemination of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in …

Carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae has recently been reported as a new multidrug-
resistant nosocomial pathogen. This study reports the emergence of carbapenem-resistant …

Objectives KPC-possessing Klebsiella pneumoniae have been found to be widespread in
several regions but are still rarely detected in Europe. We describe the characteristics of an …

Background In Italy, Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase producing K. pneumoniae
(KPC-Kp) strains are highly endemic and KPC producing CC258 is reported as the widely …

The rapid emergence of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae has become a serious
problem in health-care settings, increasing in frequency worldwide. These infections are …

KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-2-KP) of MLST type ST258 has been
extensively implicated in outbreaks in Greece, expanding rapidly to a nationwide epidemic …

Sir, The emergence and dissemination of Klebsiella pneumoniae strains harbouring
carbapenemases is a serious concern. Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) …

ABSTRACT From March 2009 to May 2009, 24 carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella
pneumoniae isolates were recovered from 16 patients hospitalized in an Italian intensive …