Molecular characterisation and epidemiological investigation of an outbreak of [bla.sub.OXA-181] carbapenemase-producing isolates of klebsiella pneumoniae in south Africa

• Published in: South African medical journal Vol. 105; no. 12; p. 1030
• Main Authors: Jacobson, R.K, Manesen, M.R, Moodley, C, Smith, M, Williams, S.G, Nicol, M.P, Bamford, C.M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Health & Medical Publishing Group 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Analysis; Bacterial pneumonia; Care and treatment; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Health aspects; Medical records; Oxalic acid; Pneumonia; South Africa

Background. Klebsiella pneumoniae is an opportunistic pathogen often associated with nosocomial infections. A suspected outbreak of K. pneumoniae isolates, exhibiting reduced susceptibility to carbapenem antibiotics, was detected during the month of May 2012 among patients admitted to a haematology...