Possible importation and subsequent cross-transmission of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, France, 2010

D Decre; G Birgand; D Geneste; E Maury; J C Petit; F Barbut; G Arlet

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Possible importation and subsequent cross-transmission of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, France, 2010
D Decre^1,2 , G Birgand³ , D Geneste² , E Maury⁴ , J C Petit¹ , F Barbut³ , G Arlet²
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Affiliations: ¹ Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Microbiology, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris, France ² University Pierre and Marie Curie, ER8 Antibiotiques et Flore digestive, Paris VI, France ³ Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Unité d’Hygiène et de Lutte contre les Infections Nosocomiales, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris, France ⁴ Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris, France

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Citation style for this article: Decre D, Birgand G, Geneste D, Maury E, Petit J C, Barbut F, Arlet G. Possible importation and subsequent cross-transmission of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, France, 2010. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(46):pii=19718. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.15.46.19718-en Received: 21 Oct 2010

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We report the possible first patient-to-patient transmission of Klebsiella pneumoniae with decreased susceptibility to imipenem and producing OXA-48, CTX-M15, TEM-1 and OXA-1 in a French hospital.

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