First documented outbreak of KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Switzerland: infection control measures and clinical management

We report the epidemiological and clinical features of the first outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae (KPC-KP) type 2 in Switzerland. The outbreak took place in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) of our tertiary care hospital and affected three severely ill pat...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection 2014-06, Vol.42 (3), p.529-534
Hauptverfasser:	Lemmenmeier, E., Kohler, P., Bruderer, T., Goldenberger, D., Kleger, G.-R., Schlegel, M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use beta-Lactamases - genetics beta-Lactamases - secretion Brief Report Colistin - therapeutic use Disease Outbreaks Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Family Medicine General Practice Genotype Humans Infection Control - methods Infectious Diseases Intensive Care Units Internal Medicine Klebsiella Infections - epidemiology Klebsiella Infections - microbiology Klebsiella Infections - pathology Klebsiella Infections - prevention & control Klebsiella pneumoniae Klebsiella pneumoniae - classification Klebsiella pneumoniae - enzymology Klebsiella pneumoniae - genetics Klebsiella pneumoniae - isolation & purification Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Minocycline - analogs & derivatives Minocycline - therapeutic use Molecular Typing Outbreaks Switzerland - epidemiology Tertiary Care Centers Thienamycins - therapeutic use Treatment Outcome
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