Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Leitner, E; Zarfel, G; Luxner, J; Herzog, K; Pekard-Amenitsch, S; Hoenigl, M; Valentin, T; Feierl, G; Grisold, AJ; Högenauer, C; Sill, H; Krause, R; Zollner-Schwetz, I.
Contaminated handwashing sinks as the source of a clonal outbreak of KPC-2-producing Klebsiella oxytoca on a hematology ward.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015; 59(1):714-716
Doi: 10.1128/AAC.04306-14
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- Führende Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Leitner-Meyer Eva
- Zollner-Schwetz Ines
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Feierl Gebhard
- Grisold Andrea
- Herzog Kathrin
- Hoegenauer Christoph
- Hönigl Martin
- Krause Robert
- Luxner Josefa
- Sill Heinz
- Valentin Thomas
- Zarfel Gernot
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- Abstract:
- We investigated sinks as possible sources of a prolonged Klebsiella pneumonia carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Klebsiella oxytoca outbreak. Seven carbapenem-resistant K. oxytoca isolates were identified in sink drains in 4 patient rooms and in the medication room. Investigations for resistance genes and genetic relatedness of patient and environmental isolates revealed that all the isolates harbored the blaKPC-2 and blaTEM-1 genes and were genetically indistinguishable. We describe here a clonal outbreak caused by KPC-2-producing K. oxytoca, and handwashing sinks were a possible reservoir. Copyright © 2015, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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