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 …

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 …

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

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

To the Editor—The spread of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp) is an
emerging concern worldwide. Italy is a country endemic for Klebsiella pneumoniae …

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 …

Background First detected in the United States in 1996, Klebsiella pneumoniae
carbapenemase (KPC) has spread internationally among gram-negative bacteria, especially …

Gram-negative pathogens producing carbapenemases represent an alarming clinical threat
with serious effects on patient outcomes (3, 7). In 2001, Yigit et al.(11) reported a novel …

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative bacterium of clinical importance, which colonizes
mucosal surfaces and, from there, gains access to other tissues to establish severe …

2011b; Gaibani et al., 2013). Several strategies have been adopted to control CRE
outbreaks (Owens et al., 2006). Here, we described an outbreak of KPC-producing K …