We report the epidemiological and clinical features of the first outbreak of Klebsiella
pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae (KPC-KP) type 2 in Switzerland …

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

Starting in May 2007, an ongoing outbreak of infections due to carbapenem resistant KPC-2-
producing Klebsiella pneumoniae occurred in a tertiary care hospital in Crete (Greece). The …

We describe an outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing
Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-KP) ST258 that occurred in two institutions (a hospital and a …

Background The natural progress of intestinal colonization with Klebsiella pneumoniae
carbapenemase–2-producing K pneumoniae (KPC-2-KP) is almost unknown. Methods After …

Background. We describe the emergence and spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae
carbapenemase 2 (KPC-2)–producing K. pneumoniae at a Greek University hospital …

Aim: We report the first outbreak caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-
producing K. pneumoniae sequence type 258 (ST 258) clone that occurred in Croatia from …

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 …