Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is an emerging multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogen, spreading to hospitalized elderly patients. Risk factors in this setting are unclear. Our aims were to explore the contribution of multi-morbidity and disease severity in the onset of CRKP colonization/infection, and to describe changes in epidemiology after the institution of quarantine-ward managed by staff-cohorting.
Comorbidities and disease severity as risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae colonization: report of an experience in an internal medicine unit / Nouvenne, Antonio; Ticinesi, Andrea; Lauretani, Fulvio; Maggio, Marcello Giuseppe; Lippi, Giuseppe; Guida, Loredana; Morelli, Ilaria; Ridolo, Erminia; Borghi, Loris; Meschi, Tiziana. - In: PLOS ONE. - ISSN 1932-6203. - 9:10(2014), p. e110001. [10.1371/journal.pone.0110001]
Comorbidities and disease severity as risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae colonization: report of an experience in an internal medicine unit
NOUVENNE, ANTONIO;TICINESI, Andrea;Lauretani, Fulvio;MAGGIO, Marcello Giuseppe;GUIDA, Loredana;MORELLI, Ilaria;RIDOLO, Erminia;BORGHI, Loris;MESCHI, Tiziana
2014-01-01
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Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is an emerging multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogen, spreading to hospitalized elderly patients. Risk factors in this setting are unclear. Our aims were to explore the contribution of multi-morbidity and disease severity in the onset of CRKP colonization/infection, and to describe changes in epidemiology after the institution of quarantine-ward managed by staff-cohorting.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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