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 in:	Antimicrobial 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
Language:	English
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