Outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Providencia rettgeri in a tertiary hospital

dc.contributor.authorTshisevhe, V.S.
dc.contributor.authorLekalakala, M.R.
dc.contributor.authorTshuma, N.
dc.contributor.authorJanse van Rensburg, S.
dc.contributor.authorMbelle, Nontombi Marylucy
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-27T05:27:31Z
dc.date.available2017-01-27T05:27:31Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe emergence of resistance to multiple antimicrobial agents in pathogenic bacteria is a significant public health threat, as there are limited effective antimicrobial agents for infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. Several MDR bacteria are now frequently detected. Carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae is often plasmid mediated, necessitating stringent infection control practices. We describe an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Providencia rettgeri involving 4 patients admitted to intensive care and high-care units at a tertiary hospital. Clinical and demographic characteristics of 4 patients with carbapenem-resistant P. rettgeri were documented. All P. rettgeri isolated in these cases had a carbapenem-resistant antibiogram, with resistance to imipenem, ertapenem and meropenem. These cases could be epidemiologically linked. A multiprong approach, simultaneously targeting antibiotic stewardship, universal precautions and appropriate transmission-based precaution practices, is integral to prevention and control of nosocomial infections.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentMedical Microbiologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2017en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.samj.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationTshisevhe, VS, Lekalakala, MR, Tshuma, N, Janse Van Rensburg, S & Mbelle, N 2017, 'Outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Providencia rettgeri in a tertiary hospital', South African Medical Journal, vol. 107, no. 1, pp. 31-33.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i1.12002
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/58657
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_ZA
dc.rights© 2017 Health & Medical Publishing Group. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 3.0).en_ZA
dc.subjectInfectionsen_ZA
dc.subjectIntensive careen_ZA
dc.subjectProvidencia rettgerien_ZA
dc.subjectPathogenic bacteriaen_ZA
dc.subjectMultidrug-resistant (MDR)en_ZA
dc.subjectMDR bacteriaen_ZA
dc.subjectProvidencia rettgerien_ZA
dc.titleOutbreak of carbapenem-resistant Providencia rettgeri in a tertiary hospitalen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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