Outbreak of NDM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in the intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic : Another nightmare

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An outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing the carbapenemase NDM-1 occurred in our ICU during the last COVID-19 wave. Twelve patients were tested positive, seven remained asymptomatic whereas 5 developed an infection. Resistome and in silico multilocus sequence typing confirmed the clonal origin of the strains. The identification of a possible environmental reservoir suggested that difficulties in observing optimal bio-cleaning procedures due to workload and exhaustion contributed to the outbreak besides the inappropriate excessive glove use.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:49

Enthalten in:

American journal of infection control - 49(2021), 10 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 1324-1326

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Amarsy, Rishma [VerfasserIn]
Jacquier, Hervé [VerfasserIn]
Munier, Anne-Lise [VerfasserIn]
Merimèche, Manel [VerfasserIn]
Berçot, Béatrice [VerfasserIn]
Mégarbane, Bruno [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Proteins
Beta-Lactamases
Beta-lactamase NDM-1
COVID-19
Carbapenemase
EC 3.5.2.6
Enterobacterales
Hospital infection control
ICU
Journal Article
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Date Completed 29.09.2021

Date Revised 29.09.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ajic.2021.07.004

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM328188379