Evaluation of the NanoCHIP® Infection Control Panel test for direct detection and screening of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing bacteria and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE)

Infection ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Weiss ◽  
Haia Arielly ◽  
Nirit Ganor ◽  
Yossi Paitan
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumoniae ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Direct Detection ◽  
Control Panel ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenemase ◽  
Panel Test ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant

scholarly journals Frequency of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC)–Producing and Non-KPC-Producing Klebsiella Species Contamination of Healthcare Workers and the Environment

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 426-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Rock ◽  
Kerri A. Thom ◽  
Max Masnick ◽  
J. Kristie Johnson ◽  
Anthony D. Harris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumoniae ◽  
Healthcare Worker ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Horizontal Transmission ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus ◽  
Klebsiella Species ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenemase ◽  
Patient Interactions ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant

We examined contamination of healthcare worker (HCW) gown and gloves after caring for patients with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)–producing and non-KPC-producing Klebsiella as a proxy for horizontal transmission. The rate of contamination with Klebsiella species is similar to that of contamination with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus, with 31 (14%) of 220 of HCW-patient interactions resulting in contamination of gloves and gowns.

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