Open AccessImportance of Surveillance of New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase Klebsiella pneumoniae: Molecular Characterization and Clonality of Strains Isolated in the Lazio Region, Italy
Author(s) -
Martina Spaziante,
Carolina Venditti,
Ornella Butera,
Francesco Messina,
Antonino Di,
Gilda Tonziello,
Simone Lanini,
Maria Adriana Cataldo,
Vincenzo Puro
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s318717
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , multilocus sequence typing , whole genome sequencing , biology , genome , microbiology and biotechnology , cluster (spacecraft) , genotype , gene , escherichia coli , genetics , computer science , programming language
New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (NDM-Kpn) strains have been causing healthcare-associated infections worldwide. The aim of this study was to describe the molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance and to analyze the clonality of NDM-Kpn isolates collected between January 2019 and June 2020 from patients admitted to hospitals from the Lazio region, Italy.