Spread of hypervirulent multidrug-resistant ST147 Klebsiella pneumoniae in patients with severe COVID-19: an observational study from Italy, 2020-21.

Marco FalconeGiusy TiseoGabriele ArcariAlessandro LeonildiCesira GiordanoSara TempiniGiulia BibbolinoRoberto MozzoSimona BarniniAlessandra CarattoliFrancesco Menichetti

Published in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2022)

ST147 ESBL-producing hvKp is associated with high mortality in COVID-19 patients. Strict microbiological surveillance and infection control measures are needed in this population.

Keyphrases

klebsiella pneumoniae
multidrug resistant
sars cov
drug resistant
gram negative
acinetobacter baumannii
coronavirus disease
escherichia coli
public health
cardiovascular events
early onset
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes