[A case of Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a newborn intensive care unit].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate and take a case study on a Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a newborn intensive care unit (NICU).


METHODS
Using epidemiological investigation method to cultivate bacilli and detect the homology.


RESULTS
Klebsiella pneumonia was detected in 4 NICU patients. Based on environmental sample analyses, four Klebsiella pneumonia strains were identified and confirmed to be highly homologous. The outbreak was effectively controlled after the strict implementation of hand hygiene practice and environment disinfection.


CONCLUSIONS
Klebsiella pneumonia outbreak in NICU may be caused by the route of hand transmission.
Li
Gui-Ping
GP
Hospital-acquired Infection Control Office, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China.
Zhou
Jiong
J
Ma
Xiao-Jun
XJ
Sun
Hong-Li
HL
Wang
Hui
H
Xu
Ying-Chun
YC
D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male