Regional outbreak of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase–producing Pseudomonas Aeruginosa. (1st October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tadese, Bekana K.; Nutt, Anna; Chaudhary, Ifrah; Offiong, Charlene; Darkoh, Charles
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 44:Number 1(2023)
• Page Start: 96
• Page End: 98
• Publication Date: 2021-10-01
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.394
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract: Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing P. aeruginosa ( KPC-CRPA) are rare in the United States. An outbreak of KPC-CRPA was investigated in Texas using molecular and epidemiologic methods and 17 cases of KPC-CRPA were identified. The isolates were genetically related and harbored the emerging P. aeruginosa multilocus sequence type 235, the first in the United States.