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First identification of class A carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in the Republic of Ireland.

dc.contributor.authorRoche, C
dc.contributor.authorCotter, M
dc.contributor.authorO Connell, N
dc.contributor.authorCrowley, B
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-23T16:38:31Z
dc.date.available2010-03-23T16:38:31Z
dc.date.issued2009-04-02
dc.identifier.citationFirst identification of class A carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in the Republic of Ireland. 2009, 14 (13): Euro Surveill.en
dc.identifier.issn1560-7917
dc.identifier.pmid19341609
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/94746
dc.description.abstractThe Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) was detected in a carbapenem-resistant respiratory isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae in an Irish hospital. This is the first report of a KPC-producing isolate in the Republic of Ireland. The isolate was resistant to all beta-lactams. Furthermore, it had reduced susceptibility to three other classes of non-beta-lactam antibiotics. The isolate was not associated with travel abroad. Detection of KPC-producing bacteria has important infection control and public health implications.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subject.meshBacterial Proteins
dc.subject.meshCross Infection
dc.subject.meshDrug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshIreland
dc.subject.meshKlebsiella Infections
dc.subject.meshKlebsiella pneumoniae
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged
dc.subject.meshPenicillanic Acid
dc.subject.meshPiperacillin
dc.subject.meshPneumonia, Bacterial
dc.subject.meshbeta-Lactamases
dc.titleFirst identification of class A carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in the Republic of Ireland.en
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.en
dc.identifier.journalEuro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletinen
refterms.dateFOA2018-08-31T05:09:55Z
html.description.abstractThe Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) was detected in a carbapenem-resistant respiratory isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae in an Irish hospital. This is the first report of a KPC-producing isolate in the Republic of Ireland. The isolate was resistant to all beta-lactams. Furthermore, it had reduced susceptibility to three other classes of non-beta-lactam antibiotics. The isolate was not associated with travel abroad. Detection of KPC-producing bacteria has important infection control and public health implications.


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