A simultaneous outbreak on a neonatal unit of two strains of multiply antibiotic resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae controllable only by ward closure

Two aminoglycoside-resistant strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae caused an outbreak on the neonatal unit at St Thomas' Hospital. One, which affected 18 patients, was capsular type K18 and resistant to newer cephalosporins by the production of the extended-spectrum β-lactamase SHV-2; the other, whi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of hospital infection 2001-11, Vol.49 (3), p.183-192
Hauptverfasser:	Macrae, M.B., Shannon, K.P., Rayner, D.M., Kaiser, A.M., Hoffman, P.N., French, G.L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aminoglycosides Anti-Bacterial Agents Antibacterial agents Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Bacterial Typing Techniques Biological and medical sciences Cross Infection - epidemiology Cross Infection - prevention & control Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control drug resistance Drug Resistance, Microbial Humans Infant, Newborn infection control Infection Control - methods intensive care units Intensive Care Units, Neonatal Klebsiella Infections - epidemiology Klebsiella Infections - prevention & control Klebsiella pneumoniae Klebsiella pneumoniae - classification Male Medical sciences multiple neonatal Pharmacology. Drug treatments
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