Klebsiella pneumoniae -- Canary Islands [Spain]
Main conclusions and options for response
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Conclusions
Between January and April 2018, Sweden and Norway reported a cluster of 13 returning travellers who carried or were infected with carbapenemase (OXA-48)-producing _Klebsiella pneumoniae_ ST392. All cases were associated with hospital admissions in Gran Canaria. Isolates from cases showed tight clustering when analysed by whole genome sequencing.
This cluster of 13 patients colonised or
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