Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae colonization in pediatric and neonatal intensive care units: risk factors for progression to infection


AKTÜRK H., Sutcu M., SOMER A., Aydin D., CİHAN R., ÖZDEMİR A., ...More

BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, vol.20, no.2, pp.134-140, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.12.004
  • Journal Name: BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.134-140
  • Keywords: Carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, Infection, Colonization, Pediatric/Neonatal intensive care, HYDROLYZING BETA-LACTAMASE, K-PNEUMONIAE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, MORTALITY, OUTBREAK, OUTCOMES, ACQUISITION, PREDICTORS, IMPACT
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Little is known about factors associated with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in pediatric patients, who are initally colonized with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.