Nosocomial outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae harbouring bla(KPC-3) in France subsequent to a patient transfer from Italy

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2012 May;39(5):448-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.01.008. Epub 2012 Mar 13.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Cross Infection / microbiology
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Female
  • France
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Klebsiella Infections / epidemiology*
  • Klebsiella Infections / microbiology
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / classification
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / enzymology*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / genetics
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • Patient Transfer
  • Plasmids / analysis
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics
  • beta-Lactamases / metabolism*
  • beta-Lactams / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • beta-Lactams
  • beta-Lactamases
  • beta-lactamase KPC-3, Klebsiella pneumoniae