control of carbapenemase-producing klebsiella pneumoniae: a region-wide intervention. | starting in 2010, there was a sharp increase in infections caused by klebsiella pneumoniae resistant to carbapenems in the emilia-romagna region in italy. a region-wide intervention to control the spread of carbapenemase-producing k. pneumoniae (cpkp) in emilia-romagna was carried out, based on a regional guideline issued in july 2011. the infection control measures recommended to the health trusts (hts) were: phenotypic confirmation of carbapenemase production, active surveillance of asymptomat ... | 2014 | 25375901 |