Klebocin typing of Klebsiella species isolated from nosocomial infection in intensive care unit.
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1997-10-31
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Klebocin typing and antibiotic resistance have been studied for 518 strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae, [106 from intensive care unit (ICU) sites, 182 from ICU staff flora, 192 from patient flora and 38 from clinical specimens]. The overall typability was 71.62%. The most common mnemonic types among various sources were 111, 211, and 112. Of the total strains tested, 28.37% strains were found to be untypable. These strains are labelled as "444". When klebocin typing was used in association with antibiogram, in 86.84% cases of clinical infection probable source of infection could be detected. Thus a combination of two typing methods poses a significant contribution in epidemiological studies.
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Pal RB, Rebello JS, Banker DD, Jain PK. Klebocin typing of Klebsiella species isolated from nosocomial infection in intensive care unit. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine. 1997 Oct-Dec; 43(4): 98-101