Whole-Genome Sequencing and Molecular Analysis of Ceftazidime-Avibactam-Resistant KPC-Producing <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> from Intestinal Colonization in Elderly Patients

• Main Authors: Giulia Errico (Author), Maria Del Grosso (Author), Michela Pagnotta (Author), Manuela Marra (Author), Maria Carollo (Author), Marina Cerquetti (Author), Elena Fogato (Author), Elisabetta Cesana (Author), Flaminia Gentiloni Silverj (Author), Dorjan Zabzuni (Author), Angelo Rossini (Author), Annalisa Pantosti (Author), Marco Tinelli (Author), Monica Monaco (Author), Maria Giufrè (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI) is an active antibiotic combination of a β-lactam-β-lactamase inhibitor against carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales. Reports of resistance to CAZ-AVI other than metallo-β-lactamases have increased in recent years. The aim of this study was to analyze KPC-<i>...