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Long-lasting outbreak due to CTX-M-15-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST336 in a rehabilitation ward: report and literature review.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Sept 2017
Valsdottir F, Elfarsdottir Jelle A, Gudlaugsson O, Hilmarsdottir I
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Whereas Klebsiella species are the most frequently occurring agents in nosocomial outbreaks due to multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organisms, very few outbreaks have been reported from rehabilitation wards. AIM: To describe a long-lasting outbreak due to extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing (ESBL) Klebsiella pneumoniae in a rehabilitation ward. METHODS: ESBL K. pneumoniae from all in- and...
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