A retrospective molecular epidemiological scenario of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates in a Sicilian transplantation hospital shows a swift polyclonal divergence among sequence types, resistome and virulome
Giuseppina Di Mento, Floriana Gona, Giovanna Russelli, Nicola Cuscino, Floriana Barbera, Anna Paola Carreca, Daniele Di Carlo, Francesca Cardinale, Francesco Monaco, Maria Campanella, Alessandra Mularoni, Paolo Grossi, Pier Giulio Conaldi, Bruno Douradinha
Topics & Concepts
BiologyKlebsiella pneumoniaeResistomeMultilocus sequence typingMicrobiologyAntibiotic resistanceVirulenceColistinMolecular epidemiologyMultiple drug resistanceTransplantationCarbapenemDrug resistanceVirologyAntibioticsGeneGeneticsIntegronGenotypeMedicineSurgeryEscherichia coliAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts