Clinical Usefulness of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing K. Pneumoniae Genotyping: The Experience of a Single-Center Epidemic

• Main Authors: Marianna Rossi (Author), Liliane Chatenoud (Author), Egidio Franco Viganò (Author), Anna Maria Peri (Author), Laura Alagna (Author), Simone Bramati (Author), Monica Manenti (Author), Monica Raggi (Author), Annalisa Cavallero (Author), Luca Bisi (Author), Sebastiano Leone (Author), Guglielmo Marco Migliorino (Author), Alessandra Bandera (Author), Andrea Gori (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Case Western Reserve University, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: During the last decade, the spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae-carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) has increased dramatically worldwide. In this scenario, growing interest has been addressed to genotyping of KPC-Kp strains, which emerged as an important tool for a better...