Prevention and control of intensive care unit-acquired carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: need for a multimodal approach | Zendy

Arta Karruli | Zendy; Roberto Andini | Zendy; Antonio Corcione | Zendy; Emanuele DuranteMangoni | Zendy

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Prevention and control of intensive care unit-acquired carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: need for a multimodal approach

Author(s) -

Arta Karruli,

Roberto Andini,

Antonio Corcione,

Emanuele DuranteMangoni

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

annals of translational medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2305-5847

pISSN - 2305-5839

DOI - 10.21037/atm.2019.09.130

Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , intensive care unit , medicine , intensive care medicine , blood stream , intensive care , critically ill , klebsiella infections , infection control , biology , biochemistry , escherichia coli , gene

There is a significant increase in the occurrence of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) blood-stream infections among identified carriers of CRKP, especially in critically ill patients dwelling in intensive care units (ICU). This is emerging as a particularly critical problem due to increasing resistance and mortality among ICU patients in developed as well as developing countries (1).

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