title: Minor outbreak of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in an intensive care unit due to a contaminated sink.
abstract: During a period of seven months four patients on the neurosurgical intensive care unit at a tertiary care hospital in Sweden became infected or colonized by an extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strain. The investigation revealed that the source of the outbreak was a contaminated sink. By replacing the sink and its plumbing and improving routines regarding sink practices, the outbreak was successfully controlled.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Clinical Bacteriology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. gustaf_starlander@hotmail.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Starlander
authors.forename: Å
authors.initials: Å
authors.lastname: Melhus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013548:Sweden; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001618:beta-Lactamases