Extended-Spectrum TEM- and SHV-Type β-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Causing Outbreaks in Intensive Care Units in Italy

2000 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 0765-0772 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Pagani ◽  
M. Perilli ◽  
R. Migliavacca ◽  
F. Luzzaro ◽  
G. Amicosante
Author(s):  
Kanit Assawatheptawee ◽  
Anong Kiddee ◽  
Anamai Na-udom ◽  
Apirath Wangteeraprasert ◽  
Pornpit Treebupachatsakul ◽  
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Pathogens ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1426
Author(s):  
Cécile Emeraud ◽  
Samy Figueiredo ◽  
Rémy A. Bonnin ◽  
Mouna Khecharem ◽  
Souad Ouzani ◽  
...  

Infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-KP) are constantly rising worldwide and are often reported as causative agent of outbreaks in intensive care units (ICUs). During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, bacterial cross-transmission was thought unlikely to occur due to the reinforcement of hygiene measures and prevention control. However, we report here an ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae (ST394) isolate responsible for a nosocomial outbreak in an ICU dedicated to COVID-19 patients.


2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Galani ◽  
Ilias Karaiskos ◽  
Maria Souli ◽  
Vassiliki Papoutsaki ◽  
Lamprini Galani ◽  
...  

From September to October 2019, seven patients colonised or infected with a ceftazidime-avibactam (CZA)-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-2-producing K. pneumoniae were detected in two intensive care units of a Greek general hospital. The outbreak strain was sequence type (ST)147 and co-produced KPC-2 and the novel plasmid-borne Vietnamese extended-spectrum β-lactamase (VEB)-25 harbouring a K234R substitution associated with CZA resistance. Epidemiological investigations revealed that the resistance was probably acquired by horizontal transmission independently from previous CZA exposure.


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