Epidemiological, Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Patients with Bloodstream Infections Due to Carbapenem-Resistant K. Pneumoniae in Southern Italy: A Multicentre Study.
Lorenzo OnoratoBruno SarnelliFederica D'AgostinoGiuseppe SignorielloUgo TramaAngelo D'ArgenzioMaria Vittoria MontemurroNicola CoppolaPublished in: Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
The study reported a non-negligible prevalence of MBL-producing organisms among CRKp isolated from blood cultures in our region. This data highlights the importance of molecular characterization of all clinical isolates of carbapenem-resistant organisms.