Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing organisms: an ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure.

The Prevalence of Carbapenemase Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Isolated from Clinical Urine Specimens in University Teaching Hospitals, Iran

Background and Aims: Klebsiella pneumoniae is a gram negative opportunistic pathogen of nosocomial infections that causes pneumonia, urinary tract infection (UTI), meningitis, septicemia and diarrhea. The emergence and spread of carbapenemase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae often cause failure in the treatment of infections. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of carbapenemase ...

Investigating the Resistance of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Clinical Isolates Producing Carbapenemase and ESBL Enzymes to Colistin and Fosfomycin Antibiotics

 Introduction: A Klebsiella pneumoniae bacterium, which is the most important species of the Klebsiella genus, mainly causes hospital infections. Moreover, it has a high resistance to most of the available antibiotics, which has caused concern among doctors all over the world. Therefore, the amount of antibiotic resistance and the effect of these antibiotics on Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates pr...

Specimen #1, Urine Culture: Klebsiella pneumoniae; carbapenemase producer

Intended Goal: The isolate in this specimen was a carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae with resistance mediated by the blaKPC. It was chosen to emphasize the urgent infection control and prevention situation that these organisms present when identified. It was also chosen to illustrate the challenges laboratorians face with the ever-changing antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) b...

An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure

Medical Alert – “An Ounce Of Prevention Is Worth A Pound of Cure” Leukemia and Diabetes Increase with Electrical Exposure (EMF)

fields (EMF) in the living environment and their effects on the health and welfare of humans and animals. Editor is Don Hillman Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Animal Science, with help from his wife Mary, MS, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Member of The American Society of Agricultural Engineers, and The American Dairy Science Association. Telephone (517) 351-9561. Medic...