Emergence of blaKPC-containing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a long-term acute care hospital: a new challenge to our healthcare system

Objectives To characterize isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing KPC carbapenemase (KPC-Kp) associated with an outbreak in a long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) in South Florida. Methods During 21 March to 20 April 2008, 241 K. pneumoniae isolates detected at Integrated Regional Laboratories...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2009-11, Vol.64 (5), p.1102-1110
Hauptverfasser:	Endimiani, Andrea, DePasquale, John M., Forero, Sandra, Perez, Federico, Hujer, Andrea M., Roberts-Pollack, Daneshia, Fiorella, Paul D., Pickens, Nancy, Kitchel, Brandon, Casiano-Colón, Aida E., Tenover, Fred C., Bonomo, Robert A.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins - genetics Bacterial Proteins - biosynthesis Bacterial Proteins - classification Bacterial Proteins - genetics Bacterial Typing Techniques beta-Lactamases - biosynthesis beta-Lactamases - classification beta-Lactamases - genetics beta-Lactams - pharmacology Biological and medical sciences carbapenemases Cluster Analysis Cross Infection - epidemiology Cross Infection - microbiology Disease Outbreaks DNA, Bacterial - chemistry DNA, Bacterial - genetics Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Enterobacteriaceae Female Florida - epidemiology Hospitals Humans Immunoblotting Intensive Care Units Klebsiella Infections - epidemiology Klebsiella Infections - microbiology Klebsiella pneumoniae - enzymology Klebsiella pneumoniae - genetics Klebsiella pneumoniae - isolation & purification LTCF Male Medical sciences Microbial Sensitivity Tests Molecular Epidemiology Original Research outbreak Pharmacology. Drug treatments Polymerase Chain Reaction porins Sequence Analysis, DNA
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