1.
J Hosp Infect
; 92(4): 409-10, 2016 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26876745
Subject(s)
Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Bacterial Proteins , Enterococcus faecium/drug effects , Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/drug therapy , Peptide Synthases , Sepsis/drug therapy , Vancomycin Resistance , Vancomycin/therapeutic use , Aged , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Enterococcus faecium/genetics , Enterococcus faecium/isolation & purification , Fatal Outcome , Female , Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/microbiology , Humans , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Sepsis/microbiology , Vancomycin/pharmacology
2.
J Hosp Infect
; 82(2): 122-4, 2012 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22871394
ABSTRACT
During a period of seven months four patients on the neurosurgical intensive care unit at a tertiary care hospital in Sweden became infected or colonized by an extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strain. The investigation revealed that the source of the outbreak was a contaminated sink. By replacing the sink and its plumbing and improving routines regarding sink practices, the outbreak was successfully controlled.
