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| Year : 2007 | Volume
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An outbreak of extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neonatal intensive care unit.
S Shenoy, A Hegde, Saldanha R Dominic, S Kamath, N Arvind
Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
Correspondence Address:
S Shenoy
Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
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PMID: 17883180 
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Klebsiella pneumoniae has long been a prominent cause of nosocomial infections and outbreaks have been observed in the intensive care units and in high risk groups. We present here a brief report on an outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae which occurred in a neonatal intensive care unit in our teaching hospital. As neonates are at highest risk for acquisition of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing extended spectrum beta-lactamase, infection control policies and procedures should be strictly followed to prevent such outbreaks. |
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