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Is the monoclonal spread of the ST258, KPC-3-producing clone being replaced in southern Italy by the dissemination of multiple clones of carbapenem-nonsusceptible, KPC-3-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae?

Caterina MamminaMario GiuffrèDaniela Maria GeraciGiorgio GrazianoAurora AleoTeresa FascianaCelestino BonuraTomaso StamponeDaniela Maria PalmaLaura SaporitoF. Di Bernardo

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Microbiology (medical)CarbapenemSettore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia ClinicaKlebsiella pneumoniaeKPC Klebsiella pneumoniae epidemiology multidrug resistanceSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicatabeta-Lactam Resistancebeta-LactamasesMicrobiologySettore MED/38 - Pediatria Generale E SpecialisticaBacterial ProteinsMedicineHumansGeneral hospitalbiologybusiness.industryGeneral Medicinebiology.organism_classificationKlebsiella InfectionsKlebsiella pneumoniaeInfectious DiseasesCarbapenemsItalybusinessHumanitiesmedicine.drug

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D. M. Geraci, C. Bonura, M. Giuffre, L. Saporito, G. Graziano, A. Aleo, T. Fasciana, F. Di Bernardo, T. Stampone, D. M. Palma and C. Mammina 1) Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother-Child Care ‘G. D’Alessandro’, University of Palermo, 2) Postgraduate Specialty School in Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, University of Palermo, 3) Laboratory of Microbiology, General Hospital ARNAS ‘Civico, Di Cristina & Benfratelli’, 4) Laboratory of Microbiology, General Hospital Azienda Ospedaliera ‘Villa Sofia-V, Cervello’ and 5) II Intensive Care Unit, General Hospital ARNAS ‘Civico, Di Cristina & Benfratelli’, Palermo, Italy

10.1016/j.cmi.2014.08.022https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25658574