Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Klebsiella pneumoniae – Brazil: (SP) resistant, KPC, nosocomial, fatal
PRO/EDR> Klebsiella pneumoniae – Brazil: (SP) resistant, KPC, nosocomial, fatal
Hospital-Related Infection -- BrazilThe municipality of Americana in Sao Paulo state confirmed a new case of infection by [_Klebsiella pneumoniae_ carbapenemase (KPC)-producing bacteria] in the Dr Waldemar Tebaldi Municipal Hospital, totaling 15 cases in the unit since January [2016], and 3 deaths associated with the bacillus. The city faces an outbreak of infection by these bacteria.The new victim is a man about 50 years old who had been hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) and remains Read more [...]
