Molecular Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant and Hypervirulent New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> in Lazio, Italy: A Five-Year Retrospective Study

• Main Authors: Claudia Rotondo (Author), Carolina Venditti (Author), Ornella Butera (Author), Valentina Dimartino (Author), Francesco Messina (Author), Michele Properzi (Author), Claudia Caparrelli (Author), Valentina Antonelli (Author), Silvia D'Arezzo (Author), Marina Selleri (Author), Carla Nisii (Author), Carla Fontana (Author), on behalf of the Lazio Region Laboratory Study Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Objectives: Antimicrobial resistance represents a challenge to public health systems because of the array of resistance and virulence mechanisms that lead to treatment failure and increased mortality rates. Although for years the main driver of carbapenem resistance in Italy has been the...