Fatal case of donor-derived colistin-resistant carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae transmission in cardiac transplantation

Herein we report a fatal case of donor-derived transmission of XDR-resistant carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) in cardiac transplantation. A 59-year-old male patient with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy underwent heart transplantation. On day 5 post-operation, blood...

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Main Authors: Lisia Miglioli Galvão, Anna Paula Romero de Oliveira, Aline Santos Ibanês, Jussimara Monteiro, Fernanda Inoue, Daniel Chagas Dantas, Flavio Sanchez, Daniel Wagner Santos, Cely Saad Abboud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867018300503