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.
Artigo
em Chinês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-270654
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>
Texto completo:
DisponíveL
Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Infecções por Klebsiella
/
Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal
/
Infecção Hospitalar
/
Epidemiologia
/
Surtos de Doenças
/
Genética
/
Klebsiella pneumoniae
/
Microbiologia
Limite:
Feminino
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
/
Recém-Nascido
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Similares
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS