High mortality rate associated with KPC-producing Enterobacter cloacae in a Brazilian hospital.

Am J Infect Control

Laboratório de Pesquisa em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados-UFGD, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Electronic address:

Published: January 2018

We describe a clonal dissemination of KPC-producing Enterobacter cloacae in a Brazilian hospital. Patients diagnosed with theses isolates showed high mortality rate (41.8%) and were associated with previous use of antibiotics and urinary catheterization. Therefore, infection control measures and use of stricter antibiotic policies are required to control the spread of these organisms.

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