Early identification and control of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, originating from contaminated endoscopic equipment

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 562-564

  Alrabaa, Sally F ^a   Nguyen, Phuong ^b   Sanderson, Roger ^c   Baluch, Aliyah ^d   Sandin, Ramon L ^d   Kelker, Danashree ^b   Karlapalem, Chaitanya ^d   Thompson, Peggy ^c   Sams, Kay ^d   Martin, Stacy ^d   Montero, Jose ^a   Greene, John N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; ERCP; Iatrogenic transmission; Outbreak prevention; Source identification

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; CARBAPENEMASE; COLISTIN; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; TIGECYCLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; ENDOSCOPIC ACCESSORY; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EPIDEMIC; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION; MALE; STAFF TRAINING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CARBAPENEMS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84878893539     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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