Gastrointestinal carriage is a major reservoir of K. pneumoniae infection in intensive care patients
C. L. Gorrie, M. Mirceta, R. R. Wick, D. J. Edwards, R. A. Strugnell, N. Pratt, J. Garlick, K. Watson, D. Pilcher, S. McGloughlin, D. W. Spelman, A. W. J. Jenney, K. E. Holt
This study finds that gastrointestinal carriage of K. pneumoniae is a significant risk factor for infection in ICU patients, with half of infections originating from the patient's own microbiota.
bioRxiv · Dec 23, 2016Microbiology