A carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak following bronchoscopy

Am J Infect Control. 2014 Aug;42(8):936-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.04.022. Epub 2014 Jun 14.

Authors

Janine Zweigner¹, Petra Gastmeier¹, Axel Kola², Frank-Rainer Klefisch³, Christian Schweizer³, Manfred Hummel³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Charité-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
² Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Charité-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: axel.kola@charite.de.
³ Paulinen Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

PMID: 24939515
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.04.022

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Bronchoscopy / adverse effects*
Carbapenems / pharmacology*
Disease Outbreaks*
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Klebsiella Infections / epidemiology*
Klebsiella Infections / microbiology
Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects*
Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
Pneumonia, Bacterial / epidemiology*
Pneumonia, Bacterial / pathology
beta-Lactam Resistance

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Carbapenems