Outbreak of nosocomial sepsis and pneumonia in a newborn intensive care unit by multiresistant extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: high impact on mortality

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2001 Nov;22(11):725-8. doi: 10.1086/501855.

Abstract

We describe a case-control study of a small outbreak of nosocomial sepsis and pneumonia with high mortality due to clonal dissemination of a multiresistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in the neonatal intensive care unit of a Mexican institution. Our study helped to change nosocomial infection control policy in this hospital.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection / microbiology*
  • Cross Infection / mortality*
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / statistics & numerical data
  • Klebsiella Infections / drug therapy
  • Klebsiella Infections / epidemiology
  • Klebsiella Infections / mortality*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / enzymology
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / mortality*
  • Sepsis / drug therapy
  • Sepsis / epidemiology
  • Sepsis / microbiology*
  • Sepsis / mortality*
  • beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*

Substances

  • beta-Lactamases