Epidemiology and resistance phenotypes of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Greece, 2014 to 2016

Irene Galani; Ilias Karaiskos; Irene Karantani; Vassiliki Papoutsaki; Sofia Maraki; Vassiliki Papaioannou; Polyzo Kazila; Helen Tsorlini; Nikoletta Charalampaki; Marina Toutouza; Helen Vagiakou; Konstantinos Pappas; Anna Kyratsa; Konstantina Kontopoulou; Olga Legga; Efthymia Petinaki; Helen Papadogeorgaki; Efrosini Chinou; Maria Souli; Helen Giamarellou; study collaborators

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.30.1700775

Epidemiology and resistance phenotypes of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Greece, 2014 to 2016

Euro Surveill. 2018 Aug;23(31). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.30.1700775.

Authors

Irene Galani¹, Ilias Karaiskos², Irene Karantani³, Vassiliki Papoutsaki³, Sofia Maraki⁴, Vassiliki Papaioannou⁵, Polyzo Kazila⁶, Helen Tsorlini⁷, Nikoletta Charalampaki⁸, Marina Toutouza⁹, Helen Vagiakou¹⁰, Konstantinos Pappas¹¹, Anna Kyratsa¹², Konstantina Kontopoulou¹³, Olga Legga¹⁴, Efthymia Petinaki¹⁵, Helen Papadogeorgaki³, Efrosini Chinou¹⁶, Maria Souli¹, Helen Giamarellou²; study collaborators¹⁷

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Laboratory, 4th Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
² 6th Department of Internal Medicine, Hygeia General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
³ Microbiology Laboratory, Hygeia General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
⁴ Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses and Geographical Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
⁵ Microbiology Department, KAT Hospital, Athens, Greece.
⁶ Cancer Hospital of Thessaloniki 'THEAGENEIO', Thessaloniki, Greece.
⁷ Microbiological Laboratories, Bacteriology Department 'G. Papanikolaou' General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
⁸ Department of Clinical Μicrobiology, Thriassio General Hospital, Elefsina, Athens, Greece.
⁹ Department of Microbiology, Hippokration Athens General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
¹⁰ Microbiology Laboratory, General Hospital of Athens 'G. Gennimatas', Athens, Greece.
¹¹ Athens Naval Hospital, Athens, Greece.
¹² Microbiology Laboratory, General Hospital of Corfu, Corfu, Greece.
¹³ Department of Microbiology, General Hospital of Thessaloniki 'G. Gennimatas', Thessaloniki, Greece.
¹⁴ Department of Microbiology, General Hospital of Lamia, Lamia, Greece.
¹⁵ Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece.
¹⁶ Department of Microbiology, St Savvas Cancer Hospital, Athens, Greece.
¹⁷ The study collaborators are acknowledged at the end of the article.

PMID: 30086819
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.30.1700775

No abstract available

Keywords: KPC; Klebsiella pneumoniae; NDM; carbapenem resistance; carbapenemases; ceftazidime/avibactam; colistin; temocillin; tigecycline.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
Drug Resistance, Bacterial / genetics
Greece / epidemiology
Humans
Klebsiella Infections / diagnosis
Klebsiella Infections / drug therapy*
Klebsiella Infections / epidemiology*
Klebsiella Infections / microbiology
Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects*
Klebsiella pneumoniae / enzymology*
Klebsiella pneumoniae / genetics
Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Prevalence
beta-Lactamases / genetics*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Proteins
beta-Lactamases
carbapenemase