Verona Integron-Encoded Metallo-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a Neonatal and Adult Intensive Care Unit - Kentucky, 2015

Verona Integron-Encoded Metallo-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a Neonatal and Adult Intensive Care Unit - Kentucky, 2015

During August 4-September 1,2015, eight cases of Verona integron-encoded metallo-beta-lactamase (VIM)-producing Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) colonization were identified in six patients, using weekly active surveillance perirectal cultures in a Kentucky tertiary care hospital. Six i...

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Veröffentlicht in:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2016, Vol.65 (7), p.190
Hauptverfasser: Yaffee, Anna Q, Roser, Lynn, Daniels, Kimberly, Humbaugh, Kraig, Brawley, Robert, Thoroughman, Douglas, Flinchum, Andrea
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bacterial infections
CRE bacteria
Intensive care
Nosocomial infections
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Zusammenfassung:During August 4-September 1,2015, eight cases of Verona integron-encoded metallo-beta-lactamase (VIM)-producing Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) colonization were identified in six patients, using weekly active surveillance perirectal cultures in a Kentucky tertiary care hospital. Six isolates were reported in a neonatal intensive care unit (ICU), and two isolates in an adult trauma and surgical ICU. Patient ages at isolate culture date ranged from 21 days to 68 years.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X