Investigation of Outbreaks of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella Pneumoniae in Three Neonatal Intensive Care Units Using Whole Genome Sequencing

• Main Authors: Sammy Frenk (Author), Nadya Rakovitsky (Author), Elizabeth Temkin (Author), Vered Schechner (Author), Regev Cohen (Author), Bat Sheva Kloyzner (Author), Mitchell J. Schwaber (Author), Ester Solter (Author), Shoshana Cohen (Author), Sarit Stepansky (Author), Yehuda Carmeli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> (ESBL-KP) are on a constant rise and are a noted cause of outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). We used whole genome sequencing (WGS) to investigate the epidemiology of consecutive...