Journal article
Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in the intensive care unit: a real challenge to physicians, scientific community, and society
Shock (Augusta, Ga.), Vol.39 Suppl 1(7), pp.32-37
05/2013
DOI: 10.1097/SHK.0b013e31828faf1f
PMID: 23481500
Abstract
The prevalence of multidrug-resistant pathogens, especially in intensive care units, has increased and represents a great concern for medical and scientific community. Infections caused by these pathogens are associated with increased costs, length of hospitalization, and morbidity/mortality rates. The last decade was marked by the spread of carbapenem resistance determinants especially in Enterobacteriaceae isolates. In this review, the Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae is used as an example to discuss the difficulties in dealing with multidrug-resistant pathogens in the intensive care unit setting and how they represent a challenge to the medical-scientific community and, ultimately, the whole society.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in the intensive care unit: a real challenge to physicians, scientific community, and society
- Creators
- Cecilia Godoy Carvalhaes - Universidade Federal de São PauloRodrigo CayôAna Cristina Gales
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Shock (Augusta, Ga.), Vol.39 Suppl 1(7), pp.32-37
- DOI
- 10.1097/SHK.0b013e31828faf1f
- PMID
- 23481500
- NLM abbreviation
- Shock
- ISSN
- 1073-2322
- eISSN
- 1540-0514
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2013
- Academic Unit
- Pathology
- Record Identifier
- 9984184005502771
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