title: Successful containment and infection control of a Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in an Italian hospital.
abstract: We describe an outbreak of a carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 258 (ST258) clone in an Italian hospital during two months in 2010. The rapid detection and management of the eleven patients colonized and infected with KPC-producing K.pneumoniae curbed the spread of this multidrug-resistant organism.
authors: Operative Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), St.Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
authors: Paolo
authors: P
authors: Gaibani
authors: Rosaria
authors: R
authors: Colombo
authors: Milena
authors: M
authors: Arghittu
authors: Lisa
authors: L
authors: Cariani
authors: Simone
authors: S
authors: Ambretti
authors: Gloria
authors: G
authors: Bua
authors: Donatella
authors: D
authors: Lombardo
authors: Maria Paola
authors: MP
authors: Landini
authors: Erminio
authors: E
authors: Torresani
authors: Vittorio
authors: V
authors: Sambri
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D015780:Carbapenems / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003264:Containment of Biohazards; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001618:beta-Lactamases
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D015780:Carbapenems; D001618:beta-Lactamases; C063912:carbapenemase