RIS ID
71790
Abstract
We report 570 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CPKP) clinical isolates in a 1,040-bed Greek tertiary hospital during 2004 to 2010. The first CPKP (VIM-producing) was isolated in September 2004. Despite initial containment, VIM producers have become endemic since 2006. KPC-producing K. pneumoniae was first isolated in August 2007 from a patient who came from Israel, spread rapidly, and outcompeted VIM. Overall, 267 (47%) VIM-producing and 301 (53%) KPC-producing strains were isolated, including 141 (24.7%) from patients with bacteraemia. Two isolates carrying both VIM and KPC were isolated in two consecutive months in 2009, but not since. The prevalence of CPKP increased from 0% in 2003 to 38.3% in 2010 (p
Publication Details
Zagorianou, A., Sianou, E., Isoifidis, E., Dimou, V., Protonotariou, E., Miyakis, S., Roilides, E. & Sofianou, D. (2012). Microbiological and molecular characteristics of carbapenemase-producing klebsiella pneumoniae endemic in a tertiary Greek hospital during 2004-2010. Eurosurveillance, 17 (7), 1-7.