Molecular epidemiology of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates in hospitals in North-Western Tuscany
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Introduction / objectives The emergence and spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae represents a major clinical and public health challenge, especially concerning those organisms that produce Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)–type b-lactamase. In this study, we examined the molecular epidemiology of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains, isolated during sporadic or epidemic cases in different hospitals of North-Western Tuscany (NWT).
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