A case of OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a patient transferred to Slovenia from Libya, November 2011.
We report the first documented case of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Slovenia isolated from rectal surveillance cultures from a patient transferred from Libya. The patient was colonised with both ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and ESBL- and OXA-48-producing K. pneumoniae. Three further patients were colonised with ESBL-producing E. coli. This underscores the importance of an early warning system on European level and screening upon admission of patients transferred across borders and between healthcare systems.
Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia. mateja.pirs@mf.uni-lj.si
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Pirš
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Andlovic
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Cerar
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Žohar-Čretnik
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Kobola
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Kolman
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Frelih
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Prešern-Štrukelj
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Ružić-Sabljić
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D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008002:Libya / Q000208:ethnology; D017524:Slovenia; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000096:biosynthesis*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001618:beta-Lactamases; C063912:carbapenemase; C108449:oxacillinase