Disinfection Strategies for Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Healthcare Facility

• Published in: Antibiotics (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 6; p. 736
• Main Authors: Ni, Lijia, Zhang, Zhixian, Shen, Rui, Liu, Xiaoqiang, Li, Xuexue, Chen, Baiji, Wu, Xiquan, Li, Hongyu, Xie, Xiaoying, Huang, Songyin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 30.05.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Antibiotics; Antimicrobial agents; Antiseptics; Bacteria; carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae; Cell division; Chlorhexidine; Chlorine; Departments; Dilution; disinfectant resistance; Disinfectants; Disinfection; Disinfection & disinfectants; Efflux; efflux pump; Genes; Health care; Health care facilities; Hydrogen peroxide; Infections; Klebsiella; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Laboratories; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Multidrug resistance; Neurosurgery; Nosocomial infection; France; China; efflux pump; carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae; disinfectant resistance

Disinfectant resistance is evolving into a serious problem due to the long-term and extensive use of disinfectants, which brings great challenges to hospital infection control. As a notorious multidrug-resistant bacterium, carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is one of the most common a...