A case of Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a newborn intensive care unit.
- Author:
Gui-Ping LI
1
;
Jiong ZHOU
;
Xiao-Jun MA
;
Hong-Li SUN
;
Hui WANG
;
Ying-Chun XU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Cross Infection; epidemiology; microbiology; Disease Outbreaks; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Klebsiella Infections; epidemiology; microbiology; Klebsiella pneumoniae; genetics; isolation & purification; Male
- From: Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae 2008;30(5):540-542
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate and take a case study on a Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a newborn intensive care unit (NICU).
METHODSUsing epidemiological investigation method to cultivate bacilli and detect the homology.
RESULTSKlebsiella 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.
CONCLUSIONKlebsiella pneumonia outbreak in NICU may be caused by the route of hand transmission.
