Whole-Genome Sequencing Investigation of a Large Nosocomial Outbreak Caused by ST131 H30Rx KPC-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> in Italy

• Main Authors: Aurora Piazza (Author), Luigi Principe (Author), Francesco Comandatore (Author), Matteo Perini (Author), Elisa Meroni (Author), Vittoria Mattioni Marchetti (Author), Roberta Migliavacca (Author), Francesco Luzzaro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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KPC-producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> (KPC-Ec) remains uncommon, being mainly reported as the cause of sporadic episodes of infection rather than outbreak events. Here we retrospectively describe the dynamics of a large hospital outbreak sustained by KPC-Ec, involving 106 patients and 25...