Journal article
High mortality rate associated with KPC-producing Enterobacter cloacae in a Brazilian hospital
American journal of infection control, Vol.46(1), pp.108-110
01/2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.07.011
PMID: 28844375
Abstract
•Patients diagnosed with KPC-producing Enterobacter cloacae showed a high mortality rate (41.8%).•Infection was associated with a previous use of antibiotics and urinary catheter.•Patients with a urinary catheter have 51-fold risk of developing infection.•The genotyping analysis showed a clonal dissemination in the intensive care unit.•Infection control measures and use of stricter antibiotic policies are required.
We describe a clonal dissemination of KPC-producing Enterobacter cloacae in a Brazilian hospital. Patients diagnosed with theses isolates showed high mortality rate (41.8%) and were associated with previous use of antibiotics and urinary catheterization. Therefore, infection control measures and use of stricter antibiotic policies are required to control the spread of these organisms.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- High mortality rate associated with KPC-producing Enterobacter cloacae in a Brazilian hospital
- Creators
- Kesia Esther da Silva - Universidade Federal da Grande DouradosTháigor Rezek Varella - Universidade Federal da Grande DouradosGraciela Mendonça dos Santos Bet - Laboratório de Pesquisa em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados—UFGD, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilCecília Godoy Carvalhaes - Universidade Federal de São PauloMaisa Estopa Correa - Universidade Federal da Grande DouradosNathalie Gaebler Vasconcelos - Universidade Federal da Grande DouradosJulio Croda - Universidade Federal da Grande DouradosAna Cristina Gales - Universidade Federal de São PauloSimone Simionatto - Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of infection control, Vol.46(1), pp.108-110
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.07.011
- PMID
- 28844375
- ISSN
- 0196-6553
- eISSN
- 1527-3296
- Grant note
- 480949/2013-1 / Brazilian National Research Council 0077/12; 0212/12 / Support Foundation for the Development of Education, Science and Technology in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2018
- Academic Unit
- Pathology
- Record Identifier
- 9984185172902771
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