Abstract |
We investigated sinks as possible sources of a prolonged Klebsiella pneumonia carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Klebsiella oxytoca outbreak. Seven carbapenem-resistant K. oxytoca isolates were identified in sink drains in 4 patient rooms and in the medication room. Investigations for resistance genes and genetic relatedness of patient and environmental isolates revealed that all the isolates harbored the blaKPC-2 and blaTEM-1 genes and were genetically indistinguishable. We describe here a clonal outbreak caused by KPC-2-producing K. oxytoca, and handwashing sinks were a possible reservoir.
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Authors | Eva Leitner, Gernot Zarfel, Josefa Luxner, Kathrin Herzog, Shiva Pekard-Amenitsch, Martin Hoenigl, Thomas Valentin, Gebhard Feierl, Andrea J Grisold, Christoph Högenauer, Heinz Sill, Robert Krause, Ines Zollner-Schwetz |
Journal | Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
(Antimicrob Agents Chemother)
Vol. 59
Issue 1
Pg. 714-6
(Jan 2015)
ISSN: 1098-6596 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 25348541
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2015, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved. |
Chemical References |
- beta-lactamase KPC-2
- beta-Lactamases
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Topics |
- Cross Infection
(epidemiology, etiology, microbiology)
- Disease Outbreaks
- Equipment Contamination
- Hand Disinfection
- Hematology
- Hospital Departments
- Humans
- Klebsiella Infections
(epidemiology, etiology, microbiology)
- Klebsiella oxytoca
(enzymology)
- beta-Lactamases
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