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Minor outbreak of e...
Minor outbreak of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in an intensive care unit due to a contaminated sink
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- Starlander, Gustaf (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Klinisk bakteriologi
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- Melhus, Åsa (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Klinisk bakteriologi
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- Elsevier BV, 2012
- 2012
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Journal of Hospital Infection. - : Elsevier BV. - 0195-6701 .- 1532-2939. ; 82:2, s. 122-124
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Abstract
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- During a period of seven months four patients on the neurosurgical intensive care unit at a tertiary care hospital in Sweden became infected or colonized by an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strain. The investigation revealed that the source of the outbreak was a contaminated sink. By replacing the sink and its plumbing and improving routines regarding sink practices, the outbreak was successfully controlled.
Nyckelord
- Environmental source
- Extended-spectrum
- beta-lactamase
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Outbreak
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