Is Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection in Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation Recipients Inevitably Fatal?. Issue 2 (March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Komitopoulou, Anna; Paisiou, Anna; Oikonomopoulou, Christina; Kaisari, Katerina; Ioannidou, Eleni D.; Tzannou, Ifigeneia; Sipsas, Nikolaos V.; Vessalas, George; Peristeri, Ioulia; Goussetis, Evgenios; Kitra, Vasiliki
• Is Part Of: Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology. Volume 44:Issue 2(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-03
• Subjects: KPC infection -- carbapenem resistance -- pediatric -- transplantation; Pediatric hematology -- Periodicals; Tumors in children -- Periodicals; 618.9215
• DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002142
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-4114

Abstract

Abstract : Carbapenem resistance, most notably in Klebsiella pneumonia (KPC), results in infections associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Here we report 2 cases of adolescent patients with KPC infection after high-risk bone marrow transplantation, who eventually succumbed from other causes and review the epidemiology and treatment options for KPC infections in this vulnerable population.