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Outbreak of neonatal septicemia with multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.
- Source :
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Indian journal of pediatrics [Indian J Pediatr] 1993 Jan-Feb; Vol. 60 (1), pp. 25-7. - Publication Year :
- 1993
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Abstract
- A nosocomial outbreak of neonatal septicemia due to K. pneumoniae occurred in nursery during June-July, 1991. Klebsiella pneumoniae (Klebocin type 314) was recovered from blood of 33 (70.2%) of 47 neonates with septicemia. Multiple drug resistance was observed in all the cases. The same strain of K. pneumoniae was recovered from the neonates and environment of nursery and labour room as well. The outbreak was attributable to environmental dissemination.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0019-5456
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Indian journal of pediatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8244482
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02860501