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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Characteristics and clinical implications of carbapenemase-producing klebsiella pneumoniae colonization and infection, Italy
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Volume 27, No. 5, Year 2021
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Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) has been endemic in Italy since 2013. In a multicenter cohort study, we investigated various aspects of KPC-Kp among patients, including 15-day mortality rates and delays in adequate therapy. Most (77%) KPC-Kp strains were sequence types ST512 or ST307. During 2017, KPC-Kp prevalence was 3.26 cases/1,000 hospitalized patients. Cumulative incidence of KPC-Kp acquired >48 hours after hospital admission was 0.68% but varied widely between centers. Among patients with mild infections and noninfected colonized patients, 15-day mortality rates were comparable, but rates were much higher among patients with severe infections. Delays of >4 days in receiving adequate therapy more frequently occurred among patients with mild infections than those with severe infections, and delays were less common for patients with known previous KPC-Kp colonization. Italy urgently needs a concerted surveillance system to control the spread of KPC-Kp. © 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Chatenoud, Liliane M.
Italy, Milan
Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri
Nattino, Giovanni
Italy, Milan
Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri
Bigoni, Sara
Italy, Bergamo
Papa Giovanni Xxiii Hospital
Grossi, Paolo Antonio
Italy, Varese
Università Degli Studi Dell'insubria
Piconi, Stefania
Italy, Milan
Asst Fatebenefratelli Sacco
Bonfanti, Paolo
Italy, Monza
Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo Monza
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano-bicocca
van Hauwermeiren, Evelyn
Italy, Brescia
Spedali Civili Di Brescia
Puoti, Massimo
Italy, Milan
Asst Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
Gattuso, Gianni
Italy, Mantova
Azienda Ospedaliera Carlo Poma
Raviglione, Mario Carlo B.
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano
Cirillo, D. M.
Italy, Milan
Irccs Ospedale San Raffaele
Bandera, Alessandra
Italy, Milan
Fondazione Irccs Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano
Gori, Andrea
Italy, Milan
Fondazione Irccs Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano
Battaglia, Simone
Italy, Milan
Irccs Ospedale San Raffaele
Pocaterra, Daria
Italy, Rozzano
Humanitas Research Hospital
D'Arminio Monforte, Antonella D.
Italy, Milan
Ospedale San Paolo
Dalla Gasperina, Daniela
Italy, Varese
Università Degli Studi Dell'insubria
Rovelli, Cristina
Italy, Varese
Università Degli Studi Dell'insubria
Rizzardini, Giuliano
Italy, Milan
Asst Fatebenefratelli Sacco
Pan, Angelo
Italy, Cremona
Azienda Ospedaliera Di Cremona
Zoncada, Alessia
Italy, Cremona
Azienda Ospedaliera Di Cremona
Castelli, Francesco
Italy, Brescia
Spedali Civili Di Brescia
Statistics
Citations: 8
Authors: 22
Affiliations: 19
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3201/eid2705.203662
ISSN:
10806040
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative