Outbreak of carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neurorehabilitation unit: Genomic epidemiology reveals complex transmission pattern in a tertiary care hospital.

Abstract excerpt

OBJECTIVES: Infections by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) in hospitals represent a severe threat but little is known on outbreaks in rehabilitation wards caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC-Kp). We report an outbreak by KPC-Kp, in a neurorehabilitation unit in Italy, analysed through whole-genome sequencing (WGS) for transmission routes reconstruction to...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Aged
• Share to Anti-Bacterial Agents