In:
Future Microbiology, Future Medicine Ltd, Vol. 12, No. 11 ( 2017-09), p. 967-974
Abstract:
Aim: We report the first outbreak caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae sequence type 258 (ST 258) clone that occurred in Croatia from May to December 2012. Materials & methods: 23 carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae isolates were recovered from clinical and screening specimens of 12 patients hospitalized in a regional hospital. The first isolates from the 12 patients were typed using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and multilocus sequence typing. Results: PCR detection showed that all isolates harbored the bla KPC-2 gene, together with bla TEM-116 and bla SHV-11 . Conclusion: The rapid detection of KPC-producing K. pneumoniae and vigorous implementation of infection control measures were necessary to successfully control the outbreak.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1746-0913
,
1746-0921
DOI:
10.2217/fmb-2016-0143
Language:
English
Publisher:
Future Medicine Ltd
Publication Date:
2017
SSG:
12
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