Author/Editor | Pirš, M; Andlovic, A; Cerar, T; Žohar-Čretnik, T; Kobola, L; Kolman, J; Frelih, T; Prešern-Štrukelj, M; Ružić-Sabljić, E; Seme, K | |
Title | A case of OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a patient transferred to Slovenia from Libyia. November 2011 | |
Type | članek | |
Source | Euro Surveill | |
Vol. and No. | Letnik 16, št. 50 | |
Publication year | 2011 | |
Volume | str. 1-2 | |
Language | eng | |
Abstract | We report the first documented case of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Slovenia isolated from rectal surveillance cultures from a patient transferred from Libya. The patient was colonised with both ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and ESBL- and OXA-48-producing K. pneumoniae. Three further patients were colonised with ESBL-producing E. coli. This underscores the importance of an early warning system on European level and screening upon admission of patients transferred across borders and between healthcare systems. |