Outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: two-year epidemiologic follow-up in a tertiary hospital

Outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: two-year epidemiologic follow-up in a tertiary hospital

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This study describes a carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) outbreak that occurred from October 2008-December 2010. Polymerase chain reaction assays were performed to detect the blaKPC gene and molecular typing was performed using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). There were 33 C...

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Main Authors: Graziella Hanna Pereira, Doroti O Garcia, Marcelo Mostardeiro, Karina SVN Fanti, Anna S Levin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2013-02-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae
nosocomial outbreak
polymyxin resistance
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000100019

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