First report of chronic pulmonary infection by KPC-3-producing and colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 258 (ST258) in an adult patient with cystic fibrosis

Abstract

The spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae continues to increase, and the possible development of KPC-producing K. pneumoniae infections in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is a matter of concern. Here, we describe the establishment of a chronic lung infection due to a colistin-resistant KPC-producing K. pneumoniae isolate in an Italian CF patient.