Risk factors for carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae rectal colonization in pediatric units.

نویسندگان

  • Aysegul Ulu-Kilic
  • Emine Alp
  • Duygu Percin
  • Fatma Cevahir
  • Cemile Altay-Kürkçü
  • Ahmet Ozturk
  • Adnan Ozturk
چکیده

1 Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey 2 Department of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey 3 Infection Control Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey 4 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey 5 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

ثبت نام

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

منابع مشابه

High Prevalence of Antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative Colonization in Hospitalized Cambodian Infants

BACKGROUND Antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative infections are a significant cause of mortality in young infants. We aimed to determine characteristics of, and risk factors for, colonization and invasive infection caused by 3rd generation cephalosporin (3GC) or carbapenem-resistant organisms in outborn infants admitted to a neonatal unit (NU) in Cambodia. METHODS During the first year of ope...

متن کامل

A silent outbreak due to Klebsiella pneumoniae that co-produced NDM-1 and OXA-48 carbapenemases, and infection control measures

Objective(s): Infections due to carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae are associated with high morbidity and mortality. In this study, we report a hospital outbreak due to co-producing OXA-48 and NDM-1 K. pneumoniae clone. The aim of the study is to investigate the clonal relationship of strains, risk factors of outbreak and infection control measures.<em...

متن کامل

Limiting and controlling carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is resistant to almost all antimicrobial agents, is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, and poses a serious threat to public health. The ongoing worldwide spread of this pathogen emphasizes the need for immediate intervention. This article reviews the global spread and risk factors for CRKP colonization/infection, and provides a...

متن کامل

Risk factors for infection with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: a case-case-control study

OBJETIVE To evaluate the association between quinolone exposure and the emergence of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) and to estimate CRKP-specific mortality. METHODS Case-case-control study implemented in a tertiary care institution. Three groups of patients were analyzed: 61 consecutive cases of infection with CRKP (Group I); 61 randomly chosen cases of patients infected wi...

متن کامل

Distinct but Spatially Overlapping Intestinal Niches for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium and Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Antibiotic resistance among enterococci and γ-proteobacteria is an increasing problem in healthcare settings. Dense colonization of the gut by antibiotic-resistant bacteria facilitates their spread between patients and also leads to bloodstream and other systemic infections. Antibiotic-mediated destruction of the intestinal microbiota and consequent loss of colonization resistance are critical ...

متن کامل

ذخیره در منابع من

ذخیره در منابع من قبلا به منابع من ذحیره شده

{@ msg_add @}


  با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید

برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

ثبت نام

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of infection in developing countries

دوره 8 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014