Table 3.
Clinical, demographic and microbiologic features of 14 patients infected and/or colonized with Klebsiella pneumoniae
| Patient No. | Date of first hospital admission | Date of first isolate | Time elapsed from first admission to carbapenemase detection (days) | Sample source | Hospital ward | ST (pattern) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | 03.10.2016 | 25.10.2016 | 22 | Urine | W1 | 101 (A) |
| 2a | 11.10.2016 | 26.10.2016 | 15 | Blood, urine, faecal carriage | W1 | 101 (A) |
| 3a | 01.10.2016 | 26.10.2016 | 25 | Blood, urine, faecal carriage | W1 | 101 (A) |
| 4a | 09.10.2016 | 26.10.2016 | 15 | Urine, faecal carriage | W1 | 101 (A) |
| 5a | 20.10.2016 | 19.11.2016 | 30 | Blood, urine, faecal carriage | W1 | 101 (A) |
| 6a | 12.10.2016 | 11.12.2016 | 60 | Urine | W1 | 101 (A) |
| 7a | 30.10.2016 | 30.12.2016 | 61 | Urine | W1 | 101 (A) |
| 8 | 17.01.2017 | 17.01.2017 | 0 | Urine | W2 | 437 (B) |
| 9 | 16.01.2017 | 27.01.2017 | 10 | Urine, faecal carriage | W2 | 437 (B) |
| 10a | 28.10.2016 | 17.02.2017 | 112 | Urine | W1 | 101 (A) |
| 11a | 25.03.2017 | 13.04.2017 | 19 | Urine, faecal carriage, blood | UW | 101 (A) |
| 12a | 23.11.2016 or 21.02.2017 or 27.03.2017 | 21.05.2017 | 179 or 89 or 55 | Urine, faecal carriage | W1 | 101 (A) |
| 13a | 05.10.2016 | 19.06.2017 | 257 | Urine | W1 | 101 (A) |
| 14a | 22.04.2017 or 23.06.2017 or 13.07.2017 | 19.07.2017 | 88 or 26 or 6 | Ulcer, faecal carriage | UW | 101 (A) |
UW, unrelated ward; W1, ward 1; W2, ward 2.
a
These patients were discharged and then readmitted during study period.