Antimicrobial resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae carriage and infection in specialized geriatric care wards linked to acquisition in the referring hospital
C. L. Gorrie, M. Mirceta, R. R. Wick, L. M. Judd, K. L. Wyres, N. R. Thomson, R. A. Strugnell, N. F. Pratt, J. F. Garlick, K. M. Watson, P. C. Hunter, S. A. McGloughlin, D. W. Spelman, A. W. J. Jenney, K. E. Holt
The paper investigates K. pneumoniae carriage and infection in geriatric wards, finding that most isolates originated from patients' gut microbiomes, while ESBL strains were acquired in the referring hospital.
bioRxiv · Nov 13, 2017Microbiology