Erschienen in:
08.07.2020 | Brief Report
Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy typing: a real-time analysis of an outbreak by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
verfasst von:
Liliana Silva, Carla Rodrigues, Agostinho Lira, Mariana Leão, Margarida Mota, Paulo Lopes, Ângela Novais, Luísa Peixe
Erschienen in:
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
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Ausgabe 12/2020
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Abstract
The spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae in the nosocomial setting represents a big challenge to infection control teams. We have recently developed a simple spectroscopic–based method with excellent accuracy, turnaround time and cost-effectiveness (Rodrigues et al. mSystems 2020) for bacterial typing. Here, we applied our method in a real clinical context to support early identification of an outbreak involving KPC-3-producing K. pneumoniae ST147 isolates. Our results further support that attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy can provide enough information to support early and adequate infection control measures and therapeutic choices in the context of nosocomial outbreaks and hospital surveillance.