First isolation and outbreak of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in an Irish hospital, March to June 2011

First isolation and outbreak of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in an Irish hospital, March to June 2011

Five OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae were detected in a tertiary referral hospital in Ireland between March and June 2011. They were found in the clinical isolates of five cases that were inpatients on general surgical wards. None of the cases had received healthcare at a facility outside of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2011-07, Vol.16 (29), p.4
Hauptverfasser: O'Brien, D J, Wrenn, C, Roche, C, Rose, L, Fenelon, C, Flynn, A, Murphy, V, FitzGerald, S F, Fenelon, L E, Crowley, B, Schaffer, K
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
beta-Lactam Resistance
beta-Lactamases - biosynthesis
beta-Lactamases - genetics
beta-Lactamases - metabolism
Carbapenems - pharmacology
Cross Infection - drug therapy
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
Epidemics
Female
Gram-negative bacteria
Hospitals, University
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Ireland - epidemiology
Klebsiella Infections - drug therapy
Klebsiella Infections - epidemiology
Klebsiella Infections - microbiology
Klebsiella pneumoniae - enzymology
Klebsiella pneumoniae - isolation & purification
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Nosocomial infections
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:Five OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae were detected in a tertiary referral hospital in Ireland between March and June 2011. They were found in the clinical isolates of five cases that were inpatients on general surgical wards. None of the cases had received healthcare at a facility outside of Ireland in the previous 12 months. This is the first report of OXA-48-producing K. pneumoniae in Ireland.
ISSN:1560-7917
1025-496X
1560-7917
DOI:10.2807/ese.16.29.19921-en