Findings from an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae emphasize the role of antibiotic treatment for cross transmission
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- 24 November 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Infection
- Vol. 46 (1) , 103-112
Abstract
In January 2015, we noticed by rectal swab analyses that seven of 23 patients at an early rehabilitation ward had been colonized with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CKP). Here, we describe risk factors for CKP acquisition.Keywords
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