Delfino Emanuele, Giacobbe Daniele Roberto, Del Bono Valerio, Coppo Erika, Marchese Anna, Manno Graziana, Morelli Patrizia, Minicucci Laura, Viscoli Claudio
Clinica Malattie Infettive, Università di Genova (DISSAL)-AOU IRCCS San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy.
Clinica Malattie Infettive, Università di Genova (DISSAL)-AOU IRCCS San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy
J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Apr;53(4):1442-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.03199-14. Epub 2015 Feb 4.
The spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae continues to increase, and the possible development of KPC-producing K. pneumoniae infections in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is a matter of concern. Here, we describe the establishment of a chronic lung infection due to a colistin-resistant KPC-producing K. pneumoniae isolate in an Italian CF patient.
产肺炎克雷伯菌碳青霉烯酶(KPC)的肺炎克雷伯菌的传播持续增加,囊性纤维化(CF)患者中可能发生产KPC的肺炎克雷伯菌感染是一个令人担忧的问题。在此,我们描述了一名意大利CF患者因一株耐黏菌素的产KPC肺炎克雷伯菌分离株而导致慢性肺部感染的情况。