Emergence of pan-resistance in KPC-2 carbapenemase-producingKlebsiella pneumoniaein Crete, Greece: a close call | Zendy

Erik Bathoorn | Zendy; Constantinos Tsioutis | Zendy; Júlia M. da Silva Voorham | Zendy; Effie Scoulica | Zendy; Eleni Ioannidou | Zendy; Kai Zhou | Zendy; John W. A. Rossen | Zendy; Achilleas Gikas | Zendy; Alex W. Friedrich | Zendy; Hajo Grundmann | Zendy

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Emergence of pan-resistance in KPC-2 carbapenemase-producingKlebsiella pneumoniaein Crete, Greece: a close call

Author(s) -

Erik Bathoorn,

Constantinos Tsioutis,

Júlia M. da Silva Voorham,

Effie Scoulica,

Eleni Ioannidou,

Kai Zhou,

John W. A. Rossen,

Achilleas Gikas,

Alex W. Friedrich,

Hajo Grundmann

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkv467

Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , multilocus sequence typing , colistin , tigecycline , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , biology , gene , genetics , genotype , escherichia coli

KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-KP) ST258 has been rapidly expanding and is often associated with serious nosocomial infections. Last-line antibiotics such as colistin and tigecycline often remain the only treatment option. We describe here the evolving genetic background of KPC-KP isolates in Crete, Greece.

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