Outbreak of colonization by carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neonatal intensive care unit: Investigation, control measures and assessment

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1122-1124

  Zhou, Jiong ^a   Li, Guiping ^a   Ma, Xiaojun ^a   Yang, Qiwen ^a   Yi, Jie ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Carbapenemase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae; Infection control; Neonatal intensive care unit; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFMETAZOLE; CEFOPERAZONE; CLAVULANIC ACID; FLUCONAZOLE; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; SULBACTAM; TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEMASE;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CARBAPENEMASE PRODUCING KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; REVIEW; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYMOLOGY; EPIDEMIC; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SECRETION (PROCESS);

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE;

EID: 84942984697     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.05.038     Document Type: Article

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