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Original Article
Molecular Epidemiologic Analysis of a Cluster of Klebsiella Pneuminiae Infection in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Sung Soo Jin, Jong Hyun Kim, Jae Kyun Hur, Jin-Han Kang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(4):477-483.   Published online April 15, 2000
Purpose : Klebsiella pneumoniae is a major nosocomial pathogen in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Sequential outbreaks of K. pneumoniae infection in NICU could occur due to antibiotic resistant strains or persistent environmental sources in NICU. When these outbreaks are happen, epidemiological analysis must be performed to discover the nosocomial sources and clarify the nature of the outbreaks strains. We...