Fatal case of donor-derived colistin-resistant carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae transmission in cardiac transplantation

Fatal case of donor-derived colistin-resistant carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae transmission in cardiac transplantation

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ABSTRACT Herein we report a fatal case of donor-derived transmission of XDR-resistant carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) in cardiac transplantation. A 59-year-old male patient with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy underwent heart transplantation. On day 5 post-operatio...

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Main Authors: Lisia Miglioli Galvão, Anna Paula Romero de Oliveira, Aline Santos Ibanês, Jussimara Monteiro, Fernanda Inoue, Daniel Chagas Dantas, Flavio Sanchez, Daniel Wagner Santos, Cely Saad Abboud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Cardiac transplantation
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Donor-derived infection
Carbapenem-resistant
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