Babouee, B; Widmer, A F; Dubuis, O; Ciardo, D; Droz, S; Betsch, B Y; Garzoni, C; Führer, U; Battegay, M; Frei, R; Goldenberger, D (2011). Emergence of four cases of KPC-2 and KPC-3-carrying Klebsiella pneumoniae introduced to Switzerland, 2009-10. Euro surveillance, 16(11) Saint-Maurice: Institut de Veille Sanitaire
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)We report four epidemiologically unrelated cases of KPC-carrying Klebsiella pneumoniae identified in Switzerland between May 2009 and November 2010. Three cases were transferred from Italy (two KPC-3, one KPC-2) and one from Greece (KPC-2). Resistance to colistin and doxycycline emerged in one KPC-3-carrying K. pneumoniae strain during therapy. These results demonstrate ongoing dissemination of KPC throughout Europe. Rapid and reliable identification of KPC and implementation of control measures is essential to limit spread.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute for Infectious Diseases 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Infectiology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Droz, Sara Christine, Betsch, Belinda Yasmin, Garzoni, Christian, Führer, Urs |
ISSN: |
1025-496X |
Publisher: |
Institut de Veille Sanitaire |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:24 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:07 |
PubMed ID: |
21435328 |
Web of Science ID: |
000288618800004 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/8296 (FactScience: 213813) |
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