First Canadian Outbreak of Enterobacteriaceae-Expressing Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Type 3
BACKGROUND: Organisms expressing Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) are found in several regions worldwide but are rarely detected in Canada. The first outbreak of KPC-expressing strains of Enterobacteriaceae clinical isolates in a university-affiliated hospital intensive care unit (ICU) in C...
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
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| author | Victor Leung Vivian G Loo Charles Frenette Marc-Christian Domingo Anne-Marie Bourgault Michael R Mulvey Hugh G Robson |
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| description | BACKGROUND: Organisms expressing Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) are found in several regions worldwide but are rarely detected in Canada. The first outbreak of KPC-expressing strains of Enterobacteriaceae clinical isolates in a university-affiliated hospital intensive care unit (ICU) in Canada is described. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b2c994b6b9d248a2949e793758ada2422025-02-03T00:59:00ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322012-01-0123311712010.1155/2012/725151First Canadian Outbreak of Enterobacteriaceae-Expressing Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Type 3Victor Leung0Vivian G Loo1Charles Frenette2Marc-Christian Domingo3Anne-Marie Bourgault4Michael R Mulvey5Hugh G Robson6McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, CanadaMcGill University Health Centre, Montreal, CanadaMcGill University Health Centre, Montreal, CanadaLaboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, Québec, CanadaLaboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, Québec, CanadaPublic Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaMcGill University Health Centre, Montreal, CanadaBACKGROUND: Organisms expressing Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) are found in several regions worldwide but are rarely detected in Canada. The first outbreak of KPC-expressing strains of Enterobacteriaceae clinical isolates in a university-affiliated hospital intensive care unit (ICU) in Canada is described.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/725151 |
| spellingShingle | Victor Leung Vivian G Loo Charles Frenette Marc-Christian Domingo Anne-Marie Bourgault Michael R Mulvey Hugh G Robson First Canadian Outbreak of Enterobacteriaceae-Expressing Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Type 3 Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | First Canadian Outbreak of Enterobacteriaceae-Expressing Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Type 3 |
| title_full | First Canadian Outbreak of Enterobacteriaceae-Expressing Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Type 3 |
| title_fullStr | First Canadian Outbreak of Enterobacteriaceae-Expressing Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Type 3 |
| title_full_unstemmed | First Canadian Outbreak of Enterobacteriaceae-Expressing Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Type 3 |
| title_short | First Canadian Outbreak of Enterobacteriaceae-Expressing Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Type 3 |
| title_sort | first canadian outbreak of enterobacteriaceae expressing klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase type 3 |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/725151 |
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