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PRO/EDR> Carbapenem-resistant K.pneumoniae – EU: OXA-48, tourist, ex hosp Gran Canaria

July 18, 2018 editor Global Disease Alerts
Klebsiella pneumoniae -- Canary Islands [Spain]Main conclusions and options for response-----------------------------------------ConclusionsBetween January and April 2018, Sweden and Norway reported a cluster of 13 returning travellers who carried or were infected with carbapenemase (OXA-48)-producing _Klebsiella pneumoniae_ ST392. All cases were associated with hospital admissions in Gran Canaria. Isolates from cases showed tight clustering when analysed by whole genome sequencing.This cluster of Read more [...]
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