Reduced Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase–producing K. pneumoniae (KPC-KP) colonization in a hematological-emergency setting during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

From March 9, 2020, according to COVID-19 national government and hospital guidelines, intensified infection control measures took place in the hematology departments and HEU of our Institute to prevent patients with hematological diseases and healthcare personnel from becoming infected by severe ac...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2022-12, Vol.43 (12), p.1963-1965
Main Authors: Laganà, Alessandro, Ferri, Gianluca, Passucci, Mauro, Salvatori, Martina, Bisegna, Maria Laura, Paoletti, Francesca, Aji, Francesco, Breccia, Massimo, Brunetti, Gregorio Antonio, Morano, Giacomo Salvatore, Annechini, Giorgia, Carmosino, Ida, Martelli, Maurizio, Girmenia, Corrado
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Bacterial Proteins
beta-Lactamases
Blood diseases
Colonization
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease control
Disease transmission
Hematology
Hospitalization
Humans
Klebsiella
Klebsiella Infections - drug therapy
Klebsiella Infections - epidemiology
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Letter to the Editor
Nosocomial infection
Nosocomial infections
Pandemics
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
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Summary:From March 9, 2020, according to COVID-19 national government and hospital guidelines, intensified infection control measures took place in the hematology departments and HEU of our Institute to prevent patients with hematological diseases and healthcare personnel from becoming infected by severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as well as to guarantee continuity of care in a COVID-19–free setting.8 A reduction of KPC-KP diffusion since March 2020 was observed at the hematology departments of our institution. Despite the application of infection control measures, nosocomial transmission of KPC-KP represented an unsolved problem along the last decade at our institution.6,7 Since March 2020, an important reduction of KPC-KP cases has been observed at the hematology departments,9 which has resulted in the progressive reduction of cases of colonization in discharged patients who eventually attended the HEU. [...]few cases of primary colonization were observed at the HEU during the second half of period 2. [...]the strategies that we put in place in our institution, including the HEU dedicated to outpatients, successfully prevented the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to hospitalized patients and avoided the horizontal transmission of KPC-KP.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2022.92