Risk Factors for Extended-Spectrum  -Lactamase Producing Escherichia Coli and Klebsiella Pneumoniae Acquisition in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

2009 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Shakil ◽  
S. Z. Ali ◽  
M. Akram ◽  
S. M. Ali ◽  
A. U. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumoniae ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Extended Spectrum

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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