The rise of carbapenem resistance in Europe: just the tip of the iceberg?

The European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS-Net) collects data on carbapenem resistance from invasive bacterial infections. Increasing percentages of carbapenem resistance in K. pneumoniae isolates were reported from progressively more countries in Europe between 2005 and 2010....

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Published inAntimicrobial resistance & infection control Vol. 2; no. 1; p. 6
Main Authors Magiorakos, Anna-Pelagia, Suetens, Carl, Monnet, Dominique L, Gagliotti, Carlo, Heuer, Ole E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BioMed Central Ltd 14.02.2013
BioMed Central
Subjects
Bacterial infections
Carbapenems
Drug resistance in microorganisms
Klebsiella
Letter to the Editor
Greece
United Kingdom
Cyprus
Portugal
Germany
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Summary:The European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS-Net) collects data on carbapenem resistance from invasive bacterial infections. Increasing percentages of carbapenem resistance in K. pneumoniae isolates were reported from progressively more countries in Europe between 2005 and 2010. A trend analysis showed increasing trends for Greece, Cyprus, Hungary and Italy (p < 0.01). EARS-Net collects data on invasive bacterial isolates, which likely correspond to a fraction of the total number of infections. Increasing reports of community cases suggest that dissemination of carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae has penetrated into the community. Good surveillance and infection control measures are urgently needed to contain this spread.
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ISSN:2047-2994
2047-2994
DOI:10.1186/2047-2994-2-6