Detection and treatment options for Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPCs): an emerging cause of multidrug-resistant infection

Cluster of bloodstream infections caused by KPC-2 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Manhattan

(2009) Abhijeet S. Nadkarni et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Efficacy of Piperacillin Combined with the Penem  -Lactamase Inhibitor BLI-489 in Murine Models of Systemic Infection

(2009) P. J. Petersen et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 with KPC-2 in Poland

(2009) A. Baraniak et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Detection of KPC in Acinetobacter spp. in Puerto Rico

(2009) I. E. Robledo et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Molecular Epidemiology of KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates in the United States: Clonal Expansion of Multilocus Sequence Type 258

(2009) B. Kitchel et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Infection with PanresistantKlebsiella pneumoniae:A Report of 2 Cases and a Brief Review of the Literature

(2009) Azza Elemam et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Clinical outcomes of patients with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae after treatment with imipenem or meropenem

(2009) Scott A. Weisenberg et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Characterization of blaKPC-containing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates detected in different institutions in the Eastern USA

(2009) Andrea Endimiani et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Cloverleaf test (modified Hodge test) for detecting carbapenemase production in Klebsiella pneumoniae: be aware of false positive results

(2009) C. G. Carvalhaes et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Clonal spread of KPC-2 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in Greece

(2009) Spyros Pournaras et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Detection of aac(6')-Ib-cr in KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Tel Aviv, Israel

(2009) I. Chmelnitsky et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Emergence of clonally related Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates of sequence type 258 producing plasmid-mediated KPC carbapenemase in Norway and Sweden

(2009) O. Samuelsen et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

In vitro activity of the  -lactamase inhibitor NXL104 against KPC-2 carbapenemase and Enterobacteriaceae expressing KPC carbapenemases

(2009) T. Stachyra et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Emergence of blaKPC-containing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a long-term acute care hospital: a new challenge to our healthcare system

(2009) A. Endimiani et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Molecular mechanisms disrupting porin expression in ertapenem-resistant Klebsiella and Enterobacter spp. clinical isolates from the UK

(2009) M. Doumith et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Use of Boronic Acid Disk Tests To Detect Extended- Spectrum  -Lactamases in Clinical Isolates of KPC Carbapenemase-Possessing Enterobacteriaceae

(2009) A. Tsakris et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Specificity of Ertapenem Susceptibility Screening for Detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemases

(2009) S. E. McGettigan et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Emergence of KPC-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Trinidad and Tobago

(2009) P. E. Akpaka et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Sensitive Screening Tests for Suspected Class A Carbapenemase Production in Species of Enterobacteriaceae

(2009) F. Pasteran et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Decreased Susceptibility to Polymyxin B during Treatment for Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection

(2009) J. Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Pharmacokinetic Considerations regarding Tigecycline for Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae or MDR Acinetobacter baumannii Urosepsis

(2009) B. A. Cunha   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Outbreak of infections due to KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a hospital in Crete (Greece)

(2009) H.C. Maltezou et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

The real threat of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing bacteria

(2009) Patrice Nordmann et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Novel Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing  -Lactamase, KPC-1, from a Carbapenem-Resistant Strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae

(2008) H. Yigit et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

First Report of KPC-2-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains in Brazil

(2008) J. Monteiro et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Presence of Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Possessing blaKPC in the United States

(2008) A. Endimiani et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

In Vitro Activity of LK-157, a Novel Tricyclic Carbapenem As Broad-Spectrum  -Lactamase Inhibitor

(2008) S. Paukner et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

KPC-2-Producing Enterobacter cloacae and Pseudomonas putida Coinfection in a Liver Transplant Recipient

(2008) J. W. Bennett et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Phenotypic and Enzymatic Comparative Analysis of the Novel KPC Variant KPC-5 and Its Evolutionary Variants, KPC-2 and KPC-4

(2008) D. J. Wolter et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Genetic Structures at the Origin of Acquisition of the  -Lactamase blaKPC Gene

(2008) T. Naas et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Isolation of Imipenem-Resistant Enterobacter Species: Emergence of KPC-2 Carbapenemase, Molecular Characterization, Epidemiology, and Outcomes

(2008) D. Marchaim et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase–Producing Organisms: An Ounce of Prevention Really Is Worth a Pound of Cure

(2008) Arjun Srinivasan et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Arrival of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing KPC carbapenemase in the United Kingdom

(2008) N. Woodford et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

First occurrence of KPC-2-possessing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Greek hospital and recommendation for detection with boronic acid disc tests

(2008) A. Tsakris et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Presence of the KPC Carbapenemase Gene in Enterobacteriaceae Causing Bacteremia and Its Correlation with In Vitro Carbapenem Susceptibility

(2008) J. Marschall et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Simple Disk-Based Method for Detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Type  -Lactamase by Use of a Boronic Acid Compound

(2008) Y. Doi et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Evaluation of Boronic Acid Disk Tests for Differentiating KPC-Possessing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates in the Clinical Laboratory

(2008) A. Tsakris et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Detection of the Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Type 2 Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Enzyme in Clinical Isolates of Citrobacter freundii and K. oxytoca Carrying a Common Plasmid

(2008) J. K. Rasheed et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Treatment of Recurrent Urosepsis with Tigecycline: a Pharmacological Perspective

(2008) D. Curcio   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Detection of KPC-2 in a Clinical Isolate of Proteus mirabilis and First Reported Description of Carbapenemase Resistance Caused by a KPC  -Lactamase in P. mirabilis

(2008) R. Tibbetts et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY