Outbreak of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neonatal intensive care unit: Risk factors and key preventive measures for eradication in record time

• Main Authors: María Fernández-Prada (Author), Carmen Martínez-Ortega (Author), Guillermo Santos-Simarro (Author), Patricia Morán-Álvarez (Author), Ana Fernández-Verdugo (Author), Marta Costa-Romero (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: In November 2014, an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak was detected in the neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital. Objective: Our aim was to determine the clinical, epidemiological and microbiological characteristics of the outb...