Patient-to-patient transmission is important in extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae acquisition

A D Harris; E N Perencevich; J K Johnson; D L Paterson; J G Morris; S M Strauss; J A Johnson

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Patient-to-patient transmission is important in extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae acquisition

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Patient-to-patient transmission is important in extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae acquisition

A D Harris, E N Perencevich, J K Johnson, D L Paterson, J G Morris, S M Strauss and J A Johnson

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Vol.45(10), pp.1347-1350

11/15/2007

DOI: 10.1086/522657

PMID: 17968833

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Abstract

We performed a prospective cohort study to quantify the number of cases of patient-to-patient transmission of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella species on perianal surveillance culture. Among 27 patients who acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae infection, 14 had infections (52%) that were due to patient-to-patient transmission, and 6 (22%) had a subsequent positive extended-spectrum beta-lactamase clinical culture results.

Klebsiella Infections - epidemiology

Maryland - epidemiology

Prospective Studies

Anal Canal - microbiology

Humans

Middle Aged

Klebsiella pneumoniae - enzymology

Female

Male

Klebsiella Infections - transmission

Klebsiella Infections - microbiology

beta-Lactamases - biosynthesis

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Title: Subtitle: Patient-to-patient transmission is important in extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae acquisition
Creators: A D Harris - Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. aharris@epi.umaryland.edu
E N Perencevich
J K Johnson
D L Paterson
J G Morris
S M Strauss
J A Johnson
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Vol.45(10), pp.1347-1350
DOI: 10.1086/522657
PMID: 17968833
NLM abbreviation: Clin Infect Dis
ISSN: 1058-4838
eISSN: 1537-6591
Publisher: United States
Grant note: M01 RR16500 / NCRR NIH HHS R01 AI60859-01A1 / NIAID NIH HHS K23 AI01752-01A1 / NIAID NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 11/15/2007
Academic Unit: Epidemiology; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9983779492202771

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