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The Importance of Long-term Acute Care Hospitals in the Regional Epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase–Producing Enterobacteriaceae

2013; Oxford University Press; Volume: 57; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/cid/cit500

1537-6591

Michael Y. Lin, Rosie D. Lyles-Banks, Karen Lolans, David Hines, Joel B. Spear, Russell Petrak, William E. Trick, Robert A. Weinstein, Mary K. Hayden, Ninfa Acuna, Rosemary Albright, Pat Alexander, Therese Anthony, Laura Bardowski, C. BERENDS, Amanda Bonebrake, Judy Bova, Annie Braggs, Stephanie Burtun, Mary Alice Byrnes, Carol Cagle, Rose Chavis, Sue Cienkus, Sheila Collins-Johnson, Cari Coomer, Theresa Chou, Diane M. Cullen, Delia DeGuzman, Onofre Donceras, Margaret A. Feller, Sharon Fung, Jo Anne Marie Gasienica, Silvia Garcia-Houchins, Gerry Genovese, Marge Gentile, Gregg Gonzaga, Edward C. Goodwin, Elsie Hernandez, James Kerridge, J M Kirk, Mary Alice Lavin, Susan M. Lee, J. L. Lepinski, Sandra Myrick, Toni Oats, Anna O'Donnell, Violetta Pasinos, Jo Ann Patton, Maria Perez, Joanne Purpura, Linda Rakoski, Sandra Reiner, Asif Saiyed, Mary Santine, Barbara Schmitt, Carol Schultz, Rose Marie Semar, Helen Sethuraman, Chris Silkaitis, Elizabeth S. Stutler, Annie Thompson, Katie Wickman, Maureen Bolon, Andrew Cha, Emily Landon, James Malow, Sunita Mohapatra, John Segreti, Stephen G. Weber, Sharon Welbel, Teresa Zembower,

Urinary Tract Infections Management

Background. In the United States, Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)–producing Enterobacteriaceae are increasingly detected in clinical infections; however, the colonization burden of these organisms among short-stay and long-term acute care hospitals is unknown.