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Outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Puerto Rico associated with a novel carbapenemase variant.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology - 1 May 2010
Gregory Christopher J, Llata Eloisa, Stine Nicholas, Gould Carolyn, Santiago Luis Manuel, Vazquez Guillermo J, Robledo Iraida E, Srinivasan Arjun, Goering Richard V, Tomashek Kay M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is resistant to almost all antimicrobial agents, and CRKP infections are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE: To describe an outbreak of CRKP in Puerto Rico, determine risk factors for CRKP acquisition, and d...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Bacterial Proteins
- Carbapenems
- Case-Control Studies
- Disease Outbreaks
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Hospitals, Teaching
- Humans
- Klebsiella Infections
- Klebsiella pneumoniae