Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae with low chlorhexidine susceptibility

Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Sep;19(9):932-933. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30427-X.

Authors

Claudia Stein¹, Szilvia Vincze², Frank Kipp¹, Oliwia Makarewicz¹, Sascha Al Dahouk², Mathias W Pletz³

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Jena University Hospital, 07747 Jena, Germany.
² Department of Biological Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany.
³ Institute for Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Jena University Hospital, 07747 Jena, Germany. Electronic address: mathias.pletz@med.uni-jena.de.

PMID: 31478517
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30427-X

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae*
Carbapenems
Chlorhexidine
Colistin
Humans
Klebsiella Infections*
Klebsiella pneumoniae

Substances

Carbapenems
Chlorhexidine
Colistin