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Case Reports
. 2012 Oct;82(2):122-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.07.004. Epub 2012 Aug 4.

Minor outbreak of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in an intensive care unit due to a contaminated sink

G Starlander  1 , Å Melhus
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Minor outbreak of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in an intensive care unit due to a contaminated sink

G Starlander et al. J Hosp Infect. 2012 Oct.

Abstract

During a period of seven months four patients on the neurosurgical intensive care unit at a tertiary care hospital in Sweden became infected or colonized by an extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strain. The investigation revealed that the source of the outbreak was a contaminated sink. By replacing the sink and its plumbing and improving routines regarding sink practices, the outbreak was successfully controlled.

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