Occurrence and Characteristics of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Isolated from Hospitalized Patients in Poland-A Single Centre Study.

ABSTRACT: The global emergence and spread of genes responsible for the production of ESBL (extended-spectrum beta-lactamases) and carbapenemases in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates poses a serious threat to public health. The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze the frequency of occurrence and drug resistance of selected alarm agents isolated from patients of the specialist hospital in Wrocław. A total of 13,528 clinical materials collected from patients of a specialist hospital in Wrocław were analyzed in the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020. Overall, 3894 bacterial strains were isolated from clinical materials, including 416 K. pneumoniae isolates. K. pneumoniae that showed resistance to ETP (ertapenem) and/or MEM (meropenem) were tested using phenotypi

SUBMITTER: Sarowska J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9416609 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature