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6365819

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-4-17
pubmed:abstractText
In April 1978, a strain of gentamicin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (GRK) was introduced into the neonatal intensive care unit of Henry Ford Hospital. An additional ten cases of GRK occurred over the subsequent 16 months and intestinal colonization occurred in up to 91% of admissions per month. All GRK were susceptible to amikacin and were capsular serotype 19. Though hand contamination of hospital personnel with GRK was documented, increased handwashing practices did not reduce colonization rates of neonates with the epidemic strain. Intestinal carriage persisted for up to ten months and could not be eradicated by administering oral colistin sulfate. Discontinuation of gentamicin and utilization of amikacin were associated with a significant reduction in colonization with GRK (p less than 0.05). However, the only control measure that prevented both new cases and colonization with the epidemic strain was the utilization of a strict cohort system.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0195-9417
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
79-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
An outbreak of gentamicin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: analysis of control measures.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't