Documented Transmission of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae From Patient to Gastroscope

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Apr;37(4):493-4. doi: 10.1017/ice.2015.337. Epub 2016 Jan 14.

Authors

Dawn England¹, Jeana Houseman¹, Liz Horn², Kristin Mascotti³, Susan Kline¹

Affiliations

¹ 1Infection Prevention Department,University of Minnesota Medical Center,Minneapolis,Minnesota.
² 2Minnesota Department of Health,St. Paul,Minnesota.
³ 3University of Minnesota Health,Minneapolis,Minnesota.

PMID: 26763189
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.337

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cross Infection / transmission*
Equipment Contamination*
Gastroscopes / microbiology*
Humans
Klebsiella Infections / transmission*
Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
Microbial Sensitivity Tests