Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen responsible for a variety
of community and hospital infections. Infections caused by carbapenem-resistant K …

Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPCs) were originally identified in the USA in
1996. Since then, these versatile β-lactamases have spread internationally among Gram …

Resistance of the Enterobacteriaceae to antibiotics, especially of the β lactam type, is
increasingly dominated by the mobilization of continuously expressed single genes that …

We evaluated the number of deaths attributable to carbapenem-resistant
Enterobacteriaceae by using studies from around the world published before April 9, 2012 …

Abstract Background. The spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) strains that produce K.
pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPCs) has become a significant problem, and treatment of …

Plasmid-acquired carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae, which were first discovered in
Europe in the 1990s, are now increasingly being identified at an alarming rate. Although …

Multilocus sequence ty** reveals that many bacterial species have a clonal structure and
that some clones are widespread. This underlying phylogeny was not revealed by pulsed …

Resistance to β-lactams and other antibiotics in the Enterobacteriaceae is frequently
associated with plasmidic resistance determinants that are easily transferred among …

Bacteria producing Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPCs) are rapidly emerging
as a cause of multidrug-resistant infections worldwide. Bacterial isolates harbouring these …

Bloodstream infections (BSIs) caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPC)-
producing K. pneumoniae (KPC-KP) are associated with high mortality rates. We …