Successful eradication of a monoclonal strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae during a K. pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae outbreak in a surgical intensive care unit in Miami, Florida. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2010 Oct;31(10):1074-7
Date
08/27/2010Pubmed ID
20738186DOI
10.1086/656243Scopus ID
2-s2.0-77957876300 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 53 CitationsAbstract
We describe the investigation and control of a Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae outbreak in a 20-bed surgical intensive care unit during the period from January 1, 2009 through January 1, 2010. Nine patients were either colonized or infected with a monoclonal strain of K. pneumoniae. The implementation of a bundle of interventions on July 2009 successfully controlled the further horizontal spread of this organism.
Author List
Munoz-Price LS, De La Cuesta C, Adams S, Wyckoff M, Cleary T, McCurdy SP, Huband MD, Lemmon MM, Lescoe M, Dibhajj FB, Hayden MK, Lolans K, Quinn JPMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Proteins
Critical Care
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Florida
Hospitals, Teaching
Humans
Infection Control
Klebsiella Infections
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome
beta-Lactamases
