Outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: two-year epidemiologic follow-up in a tertiary hospital

Outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: two-year epidemiologic follow-up in a tertiary hospital

This study describes a carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) outbreak that occurred from October 2008-December 2010. Polymerase chain reaction assays were performed to detect the blaKPC gene and molecular typing was performed using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). There were 33 C...

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Main Authors: Pereira, Graziella Hanna, Garcia, Doroti O, Mostardeiro, Marcelo, Fanti, Karina SVN, Levin, Anna S
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3974325/

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