Genome-Based Retrospective Analysis of a <i>Providencia stuartii</i> Outbreak in Rome, Italy: Broad Spectrum IncC Plasmids Spread the NDM Carbapenemase within the Hospital

• Main Authors: Valerio Capitani (Author), Gabriele Arcari (Author), Alessandra Oliva (Author), Federica Sacco (Author), Gaia Menichincheri (Author), Linda Fenske (Author), Riccardo Polani (Author), Giammarco Raponi (Author), Guido Antonelli (Author), Alessandra Carattoli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<i>Providencia stuartii</i> is a member of the <i>Morganellaceae</i> family, notorious for its intrinsic resistance to several antibiotics, including last-resort drugs such as colistin and tigecycline. Between February and March 2022, a four-patient outbreak sustained by <...