Acquisition and Transmission of Carbapenemase-Producing (<i>bla</i>KPC-2) <i>Enterobacter cloacae</i> in a Highly Frequented Outpatient Clinic
Sabrina Klein, Sébastien Boutin, Isabel Späth, Christoph Kimmich, Juliane Brandt, Carsten Müller‐Tidow, Klaus Heeg, Dennis Nurjadi
Abstract
The role of outpatient clinics as a potential transmission ground for multidrug-resistant organisms has not been adequately investigated. Here, we report a transmission cluster of blaKPC-2-positive Enterobacter cloacae among patients treated in a highly frequented outpatient department.
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Enterobacter cloacaeMedicineOutpatient clinicTransmission (telecommunications)Cluster (spacecraft)EnterobacterInternal medicineEnterobacteriaceaeBiologyEscherichia coliTelecommunicationsComputer scienceGeneBiochemistryProgramming languageAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaEnterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter ResearchAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy