First isolation and outbreak of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in an Irish hospital, March to June 2011.
Authors
O'Brien, D JWrenn, C
Roche, C
Rose, L
Fenelon, C
Flynn, A
Murphy, V
FitzGerald, S F
Fenelon, L E
Crowley, B
Schaffer, K
Affiliation
Department of Microbiology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland., de.obrien@svuh.ieIssue Date
2012-02-01T10:28:42ZMeSH
Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic useCarbapenems/pharmacology
Cross Infection/drug therapy/epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Hospitals, University
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Ireland/epidemiology
Klebsiella Infections/drug therapy/epidemiology/microbiology
Klebsiella pneumoniae/*enzymology/*isolation & purification
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Treatment Outcome
beta-Lactam Resistance
beta-Lactamases/*biosynthesis/genetics/metabolism
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Euro Surveill. 2011 Jul 21;16(29). pii: 19921.Journal
Euro surveillance : bulletin europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European , communicable disease bulletinPubMed ID
21801694Abstract
Five OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae were detected in a tertiary referral hospital in Ireland between March and June 2011. They were found in the clinical isolates of five cases that were inpatients on general surgical wards. None of the cases had received healthcare at a facility outside of Ireland in the previous 12 months. This is the first report of OXA-48-producing K. pneumoniae in Ireland.Language
engISSN
1560-7917 (Electronic)1025-496X (Linking)