A case of Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a newborn intensive care unit / 中国医学科学院学报
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
; (6): 540-542, 2008.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate and take a case study on a Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a newborn intensive care unit (NICU).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Using epidemiological investigation method to cultivate bacilli and detect the homology.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Klebsiella pneumonia was detected in 4 NICU patients. Based on environmental sample analyses, four Klebsiella pneumonia strains were identified and confirmed to be highly homologous. The outbreak was effectively controlled after the strict implementation of hand hygiene practice and environment disinfection.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Klebsiella pneumonia outbreak in NICU may be caused by the route of hand transmission.</p>
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Main subject:
Klebsiella Infections
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Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
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Cross Infection
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Epidemiology
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Disease Outbreaks
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Genetics
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Klebsiella pneumoniae
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Microbiology
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
Year:
2008
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Article