An outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing the carbapenemase NDM-1 occurred in our ICU during the last COVID-19 wave. Twelve patients were tested positive, seven remained asymptomatic whereas 5 developed an infection. Resistome and in silico multilocus sequence typing confirmed the clonal origin of the strains. The identification of a possible environmental reservoir suggested that difficulties in observing optimal bio-cleaning procedures due to workload and exhaustion contributed to the outbreak besides the inappropriate excessive glove use.
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【저자키워드】 COVID-19, Transmission, ICU, Carbapenemase, Hospital infection control, Enterobacterales, 【초록키워드】 Infection, in silico, Asymptomatic, outbreak, Patient, Strains, Klebsiella pneumoniae, sequence, positive, Seven, tested, occurred, remained, suggested, contributed, producing, 【제목키워드】 intensive care, Klebsiella pneumoniae, nightmare,
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, Transmission, ICU, Carbapenemase, Hospital infection control, Enterobacterales, 【초록키워드】 Infection, in silico, Asymptomatic, outbreak, Patient, Strains, Klebsiella pneumoniae, sequence, positive, Seven, tested, occurred, remained, suggested, contributed, producing, 【제목키워드】 intensive care, Klebsiella pneumoniae, nightmare,