KPC-2 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli co-infection in a catheter-related infection

Leão, R.S.; Carvalho-Assef, A. P. D' A.; Correal, J.C.D.; Silva, R.V.; Goldemberg, D.C.; Asensi, M.D.; Marques, E.A.

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doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03268.x

KPC-2 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli co-infection in a catheter-related infection

Authors: R.S. Leão
A. P. D' A. Carvalho-Assef
J.C.D. Correal
R.V. Silva
D.C. Goldemberg
M.D. Asensi
E.A. Marques
Publication date: 31 March 2011
Publisher: European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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AbstractWe describe the first report of simultaneous blood infection with KPC-2 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli in a Brazilian patient. We highlight the importance of implementing efficient infection control measures to limit the spread of these phenotypes in a hospital setting

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