Transfer from High-Acuity Long-Term Care Facilities Is Associated with Carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase–Producing Enterobacteriaceae: A Multihospital Study

Prabaker, Kavitha; Y. Lin, Michael; McNally, Margaret; Cherabuddi, Kartikeya; Ahmed, Sana; Norris, Andrea; Lolans, Karen; Odeh, Ruba; Chundi, Vishnu; A. Weinstein, Robert; K. Hayden, Mary

doi:10.1086/668435

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Transfer from High-Acuity Long-Term Care Facilities Is Associated with Carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase–Producing Enterobacteriaceae: A Multihospital Study

Published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology • Oct 25, 2012

Authors:

Kavitha Prabaker

Michael Y. Lin

Margaret McNally

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether transfer from a long-term care facility (LTCF) is a risk factor for colonization with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Enterobacteriaceae upon acute care hospital admission. DESIGN: Microbiologic survey and nested case-control study. SETTING: Four h...

Subject

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Carriage

Enterobacteriaceae

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