TABLE 1.
Clinical features of the 39 isolates of carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae isolates
| K. pneumoniae isolate | Clone | Date (mo/day/yr) of:
|
Hospitalization unit | Source | Infected or colonized statusb | Treatment | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isolation | Hospitalization | |||||||
| 1 | B | 05/24/06 | 05/19/06 | ICU | Cathetera | C | None | Cured |
| 2 | A | 05/26/06 | 05/03/06 | ICU | Catheter | C | None | Cured |
| 3 | B | 05/27/06 | 05/08/06 | Urology | Wound | C | None | Cured |
| 4 | A | 05/28/06 | 04/09/06 | ICU | Blood | I | Imipenem | Dead |
| 5 | B | 05/28/06 | 04/24/06 | ICU | Blood | I | Imipenem + ciprofloxacin | Dead |
| 6 | A | 06/13/06 | 05/27/06 | ICU | Catheter | C | None | Cured |
| 7 | B | 06/13/06 | 05/31/06 | ICU | Ascites | I | Imipenem + netilmicin | Dead |
| 8 | A | 06/14/06 | 05/23/06 | ICU | Catheter | C | None | Cured |
| 9 | A | 06/14/06 | 05/31/06 | ICU/Emergency Surgery | Pus | I | None | Cured |
| 10 | A | 06/25/06 | 05/05/06 | Transplantation unit | Pus | I | Imipenem | Dead |
| 11 | A | 07/14/06 | 10/30/06 | General Surgery | Rectal swab | C | None | Dead |
| 12 | A | 08/12/06 | 11/17/06 | ICU/Emergency Surgery | Rectal swab | C | None | Cured |
| 13 | A | 09/30/06 | 08/15/06 | ICU/Emergency Surgery | Rectal swab | C | None | Cured |
| 14 | B | 10/23/06 | 10/17/06 | ICU | Endotracheal | C | None | Cured |
| 15 | A | 11/13/06 | 11/05/06 | ICU/Emergency Surgery | Blood | I | Imipenem | Dead |
| 16 | B | 11/16/06 | 10/02/06 | ICU | Endotracheal | I | Imipenem | Dead |
| 17 | B | 11/18/06 | 10/27/06 | ICU/Neurosurgery | Urine | C | None | Cured |
| 18 | A | 11/22/06 | 10/03/06 | ICU/Emergency Surgery | Pus | I | None | Dead |
| 19 | B | 11/25/06 | 10/22/06 | Chest | Endotracheal | C | None | Dead |
| 20 | A | 12/01/06 | 11/22/06 | ICU/Emergency Surgery | Pus | I | Imipenem + amikacin | Cured |
| 21 | A | 12/01/06 | 11/13/06 | ICU/Emergency Surgery | Pus | C | None | Cured |
| 22 | B | 12/02/06 | 11/10/06 | ICU/Emergency Surgery | Rectal swab | C | None | Cured |
| 23 | A | 12/06/06 | 10/23/06 | ICU/Emergency Surgery | Rectal swab | C | None | Cured |
| 24 | B | 12/07/06 | 12/01/06 | ICU/Emergency Surgery | Blood | I | Imipenem + ciprofloxacin | Cured |
| 25 | A | 12/07/06 | 12/04/06 | ICU | Pus | I | Imipenem + netilmicin | Dead |
| 26 | A | 12/08/06 | 10/04/06 | ICU | Rectal swab | C | None | Cured |
| 27 | A | 12/12/06 | 11/22/06 | General Surgery | Blood | I | Piperacillin + tazobactam + ciprofloxacin | Cured |
| 28 | A | 12/17/06 | 11/13/06 | Urology | Pus | I | None | Cured |
| 29 | B | 12/19/06 | 12/01/06 | ICU | Endotracheal | C | None | Cured |
| 30 | A | 12/19/06 | 12/30/06 | General Surgery | Rectal swab | C | None | Dead |
| 31 | A | 12/30/06 | 12/26/06 | ICU/Emergency Surgery | Rectal swab | C | None | Dead |
| 32 | A | 12/30/06 | 12/22/06 | ICU | Rectal swab | C | None | Cured |
| 33 | A | 01/04/07 | 01/31/07 | ICU/Emergency Surgery | Wound | C | None | Cured |
| 34 | B | 01/05/07 | 12/31/06 | ICU/Emergency Surgery | Rectal swab | C | None | Cured |
| 35 | A | 01/13/07 | 12/20/06 | ICU/Emergency Surgery | Rectal swab | C | None | Cured |
| 36 | B | 01/16/07 | 01/04/06 | ICU/Emergency Surgery | Rectal swab | C | None | Cured |
| 37 | A | 01/29/07 | 07/09/06 | ICU | Blood | I | Imipenem + ciprofloxacin | Dead |
| 38 | A | 02/02/07 | 01/31/07 | ICU/Emergency Surgery | Pus | I | Ciprofloxacin + metronidazole | Cured |
| 39 | B | 02/10/07 | 01/15/07 | ICU/Emergency Surgery | Blood | I | Imipenem | Dead |
a
All catheters corresponded to central venous catheters.
b
C, colonized; I, infected.