Learning from an outbreak: ESBL- the essential points.
Extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae have emerged as important nosocomial pathogens. The present report describes an outbreak of ESBL positive K. pneumoniae in a neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary care center in southern India. The clinical and microbiological significance of multiresistant gram negative ESBL producers have been discussed in light of this outbreak by multi-resistant gram negative bacilli. The review also offers some practical guidance regarding infection control and therapeutic options.
Shanmuganathan
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Department of Clinical Microbiology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalapet, Pondicherry 605 014, India.
Ananthakrishnan
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Jayakeerthi
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Kanungo
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Kumar
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Bhattacharya
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Badrinath
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