Brazil: Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase prompts closing of hospital ICU
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#FFT4)
A presence of a highly antibiotic resistant microorganism in patients in a Brazilian intensive care unit has prompted the isolation of 30 beds, according to Brazil media (computer translated). The Hospital de Clinicas, Federal University of Uberlindia (HCU-UFU), in the Triangulo Mineiro detected 6 patients on the ward with the carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC). Under ["]
