An outbreak of intravenous cannulae associated nosocomial septicaemia due to multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

S A Murphy; B Lowe; J K Maghenda; J G Apollo

An outbreak of intravenous cannulae associated nosocomial septicaemia due to multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

East Afr Med J. 1994 Apr;71(4):271-2.

Authors

S A Murphy¹, B Lowe, J K Maghenda, J G Apollo

Affiliation

¹ Kenya Medical Research Institute, Coastal-Unit, Kilifi.

PMID: 8062779

Abstract

We present the clinical course of four children involved in an outbreak of intravenous cannulae associated nosocomial septicaemia due to multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. The patients involved, two of whom died became bacteraemic within a three week period, and evidence for an environmental source of the organism was obtained.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bacteremia / blood
Bacteremia / drug therapy
Bacteremia / epidemiology*
Bacteremia / etiology
Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects*
Child, Preschool
Cross Infection / blood
Cross Infection / drug therapy
Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Cross Infection / etiology
Disease Outbreaks*
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Infant
Infection Control
Infusions, Intravenous / adverse effects*
Klebsiella Infections / blood
Klebsiella Infections / drug therapy
Klebsiella Infections / epidemiology*
Klebsiella Infections / etiology
Klebsiella pneumoniae*
Male