Outbreak of pan-susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neonatal intensive care unit

被引:2
作者
Maltezou, Helena C. [1 ]
Papacharalambous, Efthimia [2 ]
Tryfinopoulou, Kyriaki [3 ]
Ftika, Lemonia [1 ]
Maragos, Antonios [1 ]
Kyriakeli, Georgia [2 ]
Katerelos, Panos [1 ]
Trakateli, Christina [4 ]
Polemis, Michalis [3 ]
Roilides, Emmanuel [5 ]
Vatopoulos, Alkiviadis [3 ]
Nikolaidis, Nikolaos [2 ]
机构
[1] Hellen Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Dept Intervent Hlth Care Facil, Athens, Greece
[2] Aristotle Univ Sch Med, Papageorgiou Hosp, Neonatal Intens Care Unit, Thessaloniki, Greece
[3] Hellen Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Cent Publ Hlth Lab, Athens, Greece
[4] Aristotle Univ Sch Med, Papageorgiou Hosp, Dept Internal Med 3, Thessaloniki, Greece
[5] Aristotle Univ Sch Med, Hippokrat Hosp, Dept Paediat 3, Thessaloniki, Greece
关键词
Outbreak; NICU; neonate; Klebsiella pneumoniae; MULTIRESISTANT KLEBSIELLA; INFECTION; NEWBORN; SEPTICEMIA; SEPSIS; HANDS;
D O I
10.3109/00365548.2013.816441
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
We describe the outbreak of a pan-susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae strain in a neonatal intensive care unit. A total of 7 neonates developed bacteraemia (37% attack rate), of whom 3 died (43% case fatality rate). A birth weight < 1500 g was the only statistically significant risk factor. Despite an extensive environmental investigation, the source was not identified.
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