{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["21(1)"],"submitter":["Chhatwal P"],"funding":["Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Carbapenem resistant (CR) Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) and Acinetobacter baumannii (Ab) are emerging multidrug resistant bacteria with very limited treatment options in case of infection. Both are well-known causes of nosocomial infections and outbreaks in healthcare facilities.<h4>Methods</h4>A retrospective study was conducted to investigate the epidemiology of inpatients with CR Kp and CR Ab in a 1500-bed German university hospital from 2015 to 2019. We present our infection control concept including a weekly microbiologic screening for patients who shared the ward with a CR Kp or CR Ab index patient.<h4>Results</h4>Within 5 years, 141 CR Kp and 60 CR Ab cases were hospitalized corresponding to 118 unique patients (74 patients with CR Kp, 39 patients with CR Ab and 5 pa"],"journal":["BMC infectious diseases"],"pagination":["1196"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8627082"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Epidemiology and infection control of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae at a German university hospital: a retrospective study of 5 years (2015-2019)."],"pmcid":["PMC8627082"],"pubmed_authors":["Ebadi E","Ziesing S","Simon N","Baier C","Chhatwal P","Bange FC","Schwab F","Vonberg RP","Gerbel S","Schluter D"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Epidemiology and infection control of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae at a German university hospital: a retrospective study of 5 years (2015-2019).","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Carbapenem resistant (CR) Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) and Acinetobacter baumannii (Ab) are emerging multidrug resistant bacteria with very limited treatment options in case of infection. Both are well-known causes of nosocomial infections and outbreaks in healthcare facilities.<h4>Methods</h4>A retrospective study was conducted to investigate the epidemiology of inpatients with CR Kp and CR Ab in a 1500-bed German university hospital from 2015 to 2019. We present our infection control concept including a weekly microbiologic screening for patients who shared the ward with a CR Kp or CR Ab index patient.<h4>Results</h4>Within 5 years, 141 CR Kp and 60 CR Ab cases were hospitalized corresponding to 118 unique patients (74 patients with CR Kp, 39 patients with CR Ab and 5 pa","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Nov","modification":"2025-04-18T15:40:57.505Z","creation":"2022-02-11T13:32:32.733Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8627082","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34837973"],"doi":["10.1186/s12879-021-06900-3"]}}