Notes from the Field: Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Ventilator-Capable Skilled Nursing Facility - Maricopa County, Arizona, July-November 2018

Maricopa County Department of Public Health in Arizona investigated a cluster of two genetically similar antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections in residents of the ventilator-capable unit of a skilled nursing facility to look for health care-associated bacterial spread.
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - Category: American Health Tags: Antibiotic and Antimicrobial Resistance Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news