Outbreak of KPC-3 Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a US Pediatric Hospital | Zendy

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Outbreak of KPC-3 Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a US Pediatric Hospital

Author(s) -

Terri Stillwell,

Michael Green,

Karen A. Barbadora,

Juliet Ferrelli,

Terri L. Roberts,

Scott J. Weissman,

Andrew Nowalk

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2048-7207

pISSN - 2048-7193

DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piu080

Subject(s) - medicine , klebsiella pneumoniae , outbreak , carbapenem , klebsiella infections , klebsiella , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , antibiotics , escherichia coli , biology , gene , biochemistry

The increase in carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections is a critical public health issue. We recently experienced the largest single-center pediatric outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) at our hospital. The objective of this study was to describe the molecular epidemiology of this outbreak before and after infection-prevention interventions.

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