FosA8-producing ST131: clinical cases in Italy, February 2023.

Fosfomycin-resistant FosA8-producing are uncommon strains with extremely low incidence in Europe, based on only three reports in the literature. We detected FosA8-producing ST131 in clinical isolates from two patients admitted in February 2023 to a rehabilitation unit in Italy. The occurrence of rare -like genes in the high-risk clone ST131 is of clinical relevance.

Epidemic diffusion of OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in Italy: results of the first cross-sectional countrywide survey.

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAb) is emerging worldwide as a public health problem in various settings. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of CRAb isolates in Italy and to characterize their resistance mechanisms and genetic relatedness. A countrywide cross-sectional survey was carried out at 25 centers in mid-2011.

Emergence of a VIM-1 MBL and CTX-M-15 ESbL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clone from acute and rehabilitation hospitals in Italy.

We report the emergence of VIM-1 MBL and CTX-M-15-producing K. pneumoniae isolates collected from patients at two acute care hospitals (I.R.