Rapid increase of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in a large Italian hospital: surveillance period 1 March – 30 September 2010

P Gaibani; S Ambretti; A Berlingeri; F Gelsomino; A Bielli; M P Landini; V Sambri

doi:10.2807/ese.16.08.19800-en

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Rapid increase of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in a large Italian hospital: surveillance period 1 March – 30 September 2010
P Gaibani^1,2 , S Ambretti^2,3 , A Berlingeri³ , F Gelsomino¹ , A Bielli³ , M P Landini^1,3 , V Sambri¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), Bologna, Italy ² These authors contributed equally to this paper ³ Bacteriology Section of the Operative Unit of Clinical Microbiology, S.Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy

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Citation style for this article: Gaibani P, Ambretti S, Berlingeri A, Gelsomino F, Bielli A, Landini M P, Sambri V. Rapid increase of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in a large Italian hospital: surveillance period 1 March – 30 September 2010. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(8):pii=19800. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.16.08.19800-en Received: 11 Feb 2011

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Abstract

The first case of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Italy was reported in 2009. We performed a study over a period of seven months in 2010 to survey the circulation of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPC) in a 1,500-bed university hospital in northern Italy and report the presence and rapid increase of these multidrug-resistant bacteria. The results raise a major concern about these pathogens and demonstrate the urgent need for infection control and antibiotic stewardship programmes.