A case of OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a patient transferred to Slovenia from Libya, November 2011

Euro Surveill. 2011 Dec 15;16(50):20042.

Abstract

We report the first documented case of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Slovenia isolated from rectal surveillance cultures from a patient transferred from Libya. The patient was colonised with both ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and ESBL- and OXA-48-producing K. pneumoniae. Three further patients were colonised with ESBL-producing E. coli. This underscores the importance of an early warning system on European level and screening upon admission of patients transferred across borders and between healthcare systems.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / biosynthesis*
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / enzymology*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
  • Libya / ethnology
  • Slovenia
  • beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • beta-Lactamases
  • carbapenemase
  • oxacillinase