Multiplicity of Carbapenemase-Producers Three Years after a KPC-3-Producing <i>K. pneumoniae</i> ST147-K64 Hospital Outbreak

Carbapenem resistance rates increased exponentially between 2014 and 2017 in Portugal (~80%), especially in <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>. We characterized the population of carbapanemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) infecting or colonizing hospitalized patients (2017–2018) in a centr...

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Main Authors: Ana Margarida Guerra, Agostinho Lira, Angelina Lameirão, Aurélia Selaru, Gabriela Abreu, Paulo Lopes, Margarida Mota, Ângela Novais, Luísa Peixe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Antibiotics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/9/11/806