Co-production of NDM-1 and OXA-232 by ST16 Klebsiella pneumoniae, Italy, 2016. (October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Avolio, Manuela; Vignaroli, Carla; Crapis, Massimo; Camporese, Alessandro
• Is Part Of: Future microbiology. Volume 12:Number 13(2017)
• Page Start: 1119
• Page End: 1122
• Publication Date: 2017-10
• Subjects: β-lactamases -- carbapenemases -- Klebsiella pneumoniae ST16 -- NDM-1 -- OXA-232 -- OXA-48 type; Microbiology -- Research -- Periodicals; 616.9041
• DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2017-0041
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1746-0913

Abstract

Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains, New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 producers, are still rare in Italy, being endemic in Southeast Asiatic region. In October 2016, a multidrug-resistant K. pneumoniae was isolated from blood and urine of an Italian long-hospitalized patient with urosepsis without travel history abroad. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of bacteremia caused by an ST16 K. pneuomoniae New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 and OXA-232 co-producing carbapenemase, in Italy.