title: Possible importation and subsequent cross-transmission of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, France, 2010.
abstract: We report the possible first patient-to-patient transmission of Klebsiella pneumoniae with decreased susceptibility to imipenem and producing OXA-48, CTX-M15, TEM-1 and OXA-1 in a French hospital.
authors.affiliation: Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Microbiology, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris, France. dominique.decre@sat.aphp.fr
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Decre
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Birgand
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Geneste
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maury
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barbut
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arlet
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005602:France; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009018:Morocco; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001618:beta-Lactamases; C108449:oxacillinase