Literature DB >> 27846056

Mother-To-Child Transmission of KPC Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella Pneumoniae at Birth.

Paolo Bonfanti1, Roberto Bellù, Luigi Principe, Ilaria Caramma, Manuela Condò, Tommaso Giani, Gian Maria Rossolini, Francesco Luzzaro.   

Abstract

We report on a mother-to-child transmission of KPC carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae at birth followed by subsequent cases in the neonatal intensive care unit. Molecular analysis of isolates showed production of KPC-3 enzyme. The only potential risk factor identified for the mother was previous activity as a caregiver. Present findings suggest consideration of proactive surveillance in pregnant women with risk factors for colonization.

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Year:  2017        PMID: 27846056     DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001403

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Pediatr Infect Dis J        ISSN: 0891-3668            Impact factor:   2.129


  5 in total

Review 1.  Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections in Children.

Authors:  David Aguilera-Alonso; Luis Escosa-García; Jesús Saavedra-Lozano; Emilia Cercenado; Fernando Baquero-Artigao
Journal:  Antimicrob Agents Chemother       Date:  2020-02-21       Impact factor: 5.191

2.  Maternal vaginal colonization with selected potential pathogens of neonatal sepsis in the era of antimicrobial resistance, a single center experience from Sri Lanka.

Authors:  Dulmini Nanayakkara; Veranja Liyanapathirana; Chaminda Kandauda; Champika Gihan; Asela Ekanayake; Dinuka Adasooriya
Journal:  BMC Infect Dis       Date:  2018-07-28       Impact factor: 3.090

Review 3.  Therapeutic Options and Outcomes for the Treatment of Neonates and Preterms with Gram-Negative Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria: A Systematic Review.

Authors:  Lorenzo Chiusaroli; Cecilia Liberati; Maria Caseti; Luigi Rulli; Elisa Barbieri; Carlo Giaquinto; Daniele Donà
Journal:  Antibiotics (Basel)       Date:  2022-08-10

4.  Epidemic Characteristics of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of Yanbian University Hospital, China.

Authors:  Chunmei Jin; Rong Shi; Xue Jiang; Fuxian Zhou; Jixiang Qiang; Changshan An
Journal:  Infect Drug Resist       Date:  2020-05-18       Impact factor: 4.003

Review 5.  Neonatal Sepsis: The Impact of Carbapenem-Resistant and Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Authors:  Subhankar Mukherjee; Shravani Mitra; Shanta Dutta; Sulagna Basu
Journal:  Front Med (Lausanne)       Date:  2021-06-11
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