Klebsielle pneumoniae carbapenemase productive: About one epidemic

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 9-10, 2014, Pages 720-726

  Bradai, N ^a   Scouarnec, C ^a   Chauvin, V ^a   Yelnik, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Klebsielle pneumoniae carbapenemase; Multidrug resistant bacteria; Nosocomial infection; Physical medicine and rehabilitation units

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEMASE PRODUCING KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION; LETTER; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RECTAL SAMPLE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; SAMPLING; SCREENING; BIOSYNTHESIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEMASE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CARRIER STATE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE;

EID: 84923069287     PISSN: 18770657     EISSN: 18770665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2014.06.007     Document Type: Letter

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