Outbreak of pan-susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neonatal intensive care unit

Helena C. Maltezou From the Department for Interventions in Health Care Facilities, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, AthensCorrespondence[email protected]

Efthimia PapacharalambousNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, Aristotle University School of Medicine, Papageorgiou Hospital, Thessaloniki

Kyriaki TryfinopoulouCentral Public Health Laboratory, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens

Lemonia Ftika From the Department for Interventions in Health Care Facilities, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens

Antonios Maragos From the Department for Interventions in Health Care Facilities, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens

Georgia KyriakeliNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, Aristotle University School of Medicine, Papageorgiou Hospital, Thessaloniki

Panos Katerelos From the Department for Interventions in Health Care Facilities, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens

Christina TrakateliThird Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University School of Medicine, Papageorgiou Hospital, Thessaloniki

Michalis PolemisCentral Public Health Laboratory, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens

Emmanuel RoilidesThird Department of Paediatrics, Aristotle University School of Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

Alkiviadis VatopoulosCentral Public Health Laboratory, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens

Nikolaos NikolaidisNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, Aristotle University School of Medicine, Papageorgiou Hospital, Thessaloniki

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Abstract

We describe the outbreak of a pan-susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae strain in a neonatal intensive care unit. A total of 7 neonates developed bacteraemia (37% attack rate), of whom 3 died (43% case fatality rate). A birth weight < 1500 g was the only statistically significant risk factor. Despite an extensive environmental investigation, the source was not identified.

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Acknowledgements

We thank the Infectious Control Committee members of the Papageorgiou General Hospital, as well as the medical and nursing staff of the NICU.

Declaration of interest: No conflict of interest to declare for all authors.

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