An outbreak of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neonatal intensive care unit

Pranita D. Tamma; Patrice Savard; Tibor Pal; Agnes Sonnevend; Trish M. Perl; Aaron M. Milstone

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An outbreak of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neonatal intensive care unit

Pranita D. Tamma, Patrice Savard, Tibor Pal, Agnes Sonnevend, Trish M. Perl, Aaron M. Milstone

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We present a large outbreak of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neonatal intensive care unit that resulted in 31 colonized infants, 10 invasive infections, and 5 attributable deaths over a 5- month period. Although the source of infection was unknown, overcrowding and understaffing appeared to have been aggravating factors.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	631-634
Number of pages	4
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	33
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/665715
State	Published - Jun 1 2012

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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