A case of OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a patient transferred to Slovenia from Libya, November 2011

M Pirš; A Andlovic; T Cerar; T Žohar-Čretnik; L Kobola; J Kolman; T Frelih; M Prešern-Štrukelj; E Ružić-Sabljić; K Seme

doi:10.2807/ese.16.50.20042-en

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A case of OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a patient transferred to Slovenia from Libya, November 2011
M Pirš¹ , A Andlovic¹ , T Cerar¹ , T Žohar-Čretnik² , L Kobola² , J Kolman³ , T Frelih³ , M Prešern-Štrukelj⁴ , E Ružić-Sabljić¹ , K Seme¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia ² Institute of Public Health, Celje, Slovenia ³ National Institute of Public Health, Ljubljana, Slovenia ⁴ University Rehabilitation Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Citation style for this article: Pirš M, Andlovic A, Cerar T, Žohar-Čretnik T, Kobola L, Kolman J, Frelih T, Prešern-Štrukelj M, Ružić-Sabljić E, Seme K. A case of OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a patient transferred to Slovenia from Libya, November 2011. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(50):pii=20042. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.16.50.20042-en Received: 06 Dec 2011

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.