title: [A case of Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a newborn intensive care unit].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hospital-acquired Infection Control Office, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Gui-Ping
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jiong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Xiao-Jun
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Hong-Li
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ying-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: 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