Successful control of an outbreak of colonization by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae sequence type 258 in a neonatal intensive …

M Giuffrè, C Bonura, DM Geraci, L Saporito… - Journal of Hospital …, 2013 - Elsevier
This article reports an outbreak of colonization by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-
producing K. pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) sequence type (ST) 258 in a neonatal intensive care
unit (NICU) in Palermo, Italy. KPC-Kp ST258 was detected by an active surveillance culture
programme. Between 18th September and 14th November 2012, KPC-Kp was isolated from
10 out of 54 neonates admitted in the outbreak period. No cases of infection were recorded.
Male sex was associated with colonization, whereas administration of ampicillin–sulbactam …
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