Colistin/tigecycline-resistant K. pneumoniae in ICU

A matched 1:2 case –control study was conducted among critically ill patients in order to identify the risk factors of colistin or tigecycline-resistant carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (ColR-Kp, TigR-Kp) bacteraemia. MIC to colistin and tigecycline were determined by Etest. From 224 bacteraemic patient s, 46.4% and 29.5% were resistant to colistin and tigecycline, respectively. PCR revealed that 199 isolates carried the blaKPC gene. PCR revealed that no isolate carried the mcr-1 gene.

Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - June 7, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Matthaios Papadimitriou-Olivgeris, Christina Bartzavali, Aikaterini Spyropoulou, Anastasia Lambropoulou, Nektarios Sioulas, Sophia Vamvakopoulou, Georgios Karpetas, Iris Spiliopoulou, Theofanis Vrettos, Evangelos D. Anastassiou, Fotini Fligou, Myrto Chris Source Type: research