Survey on Carbapenem-Resistant Bacteria in Pigs at Slaughter and Comparison with Human Clinical Isolates in Italy

• Main Authors: Silvia Bonardi (Author), Clotilde Silvia Cabassi (Author), Gerardo Manfreda (Author), Antonio Parisi (Author), Enrico Fiaccadori (Author), Alice Sabatino (Author), Sandro Cavirani (Author), Cristina Bacci (Author), Martina Rega (Author), Costanza Spadini (Author), Mattia Iannarelli (Author), Cecilia Crippa (Author), Ferdinando Ruocco (Author), Frédérique Pasquali (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

This study is focused on resistance to carbapenems and third-generation cephalosporins in Gram-negative microorganisms isolated from swine, whose transmission to humans via pork consumption cannot be excluded. In addition, the common carriage of carbapenem-resistant (CR) bacteria between humans and...