Carriage of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales in Adult Patients Admitted to a University Hospital in Italy

• Main Authors: Pamela Barbadoro (Author), Daniela Bencardino (Author), Elisa Carloni (Author), Enrica Omiccioli (Author), Elisa Ponzio (Author), Rebecca Micheletti (Author), Giorgia Acquaviva (Author), Aurora Luciani (Author), Annamaria Masucci (Author), Antonella Pocognoli (Author), Francesca Orecchioni (Author), Marcello Mario D'Errico (Author), Mauro Magnani (Author), Francesca Andreoni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The emerging spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) strains, in particular, <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> and <i>Escherichia coli</i>, has become a significant threat to hospitalized patients. Carbapenemase genes are frequently located on plasmids than can be...