scholarly journals Successful control of an outbreak of colonization by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae sequence type 258 in a neonatal intensive care unit, Italy

2013 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Giuffrè ◽  
C. Bonura ◽  
D.M. Geraci ◽  
L. Saporito ◽  
R. Catalano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumoniae ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Sequence Type ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenemase ◽  
Successful Control

An Outbreak of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 631-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pranita D. Tamma ◽  
Patrice Savard ◽  
Tibor Pál ◽  
Ágnes Sonnevend ◽  
Trish M. Perl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumoniae ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Source Of Infection ◽  
Extended Spectrum ◽  
Large Outbreak ◽  
Invasive Infections

We present a large outbreak of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neonatal intensive care unit that resulted in 31 colonized infants, 10 invasive infections, and 5 attributable deaths over a 5-month period. Although the source of infection was unknown, overcrowding and understaffing appeared to have been aggravating factors.

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