Interhospital spread of multiply resistant klebsiella.

Abstract

Interhospital spread of a multiply resistant klebsiella One multiply resistant klebsiella strain, serotype K16, caused infection and cross-infection in at least three hospitals in the London area in 1977-80. Multiple resistance was transferred from it to other bacteria in the hospitals. Characters of the kkebsiella isolates No of Plasmid Transferred Year Hospital Serotype isolates Resistances* molecular plasmid Reference studied weights incompatibility (Md) group