Whole genome sequence revealed the fine transmission map of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumonia isolates within a nosocomial outbreak

Table 1 Case descriptions involved in the outbreak of SICU, October to December 2011

Case No.	Time of stay in SICU	Date of the first isolation	Type of specimen	Infection /colonization	Antimicrobial used before^a	Antimicrobial used after	Outcome
1	30/9/2011–17/10/2011	8/10/2011	sputum	infection	one course of VA	one course of AK	died
2^b	7/10/2011-14/10/2011	10/10/2011	abdominal drainage fluid	infection	one course of MEM	one course of AK	transfer to other ward
3	8/10/2011–17/10/2011	11/10/2011	nose	colonization	–	–	discharged
4^c	10/9/2011-16/12/2011	16/10/2011	throat	infection	one course of CAZ and 1 course of PIP/TAZ	two courses of Gn	transfer to other ward
5	14/10/2011–16/11/2011	18/10/2011	nose	colonization	one course of CIP	one course of Ak	discharged
6	16/10/2011–15/11/2011	21/10/2011	urine	infection	one course of CRO	one course of GN	discharged
7	24/10/2011–25/11/2011	27/10/2011	nose	colonization	one course of CRO	one course of CRO	discharged
8	20/12/2011–22/1/2012	23/12/2011	sputum	colonization	–	–	discharged

^aVA Vancomycin, MEM meropenem, CAZ ceftazidime, PIP/TAZ piperacillin/tazobactam, CIP ciprofloxacin, CRO ceftriaxone, AK amikacin, GN gentamicin
^b Case 2 was transferred to a general surgery ward and ultimately discharged from the hospital
^c Case 4 was transferred to a geriatric ward and ultimately discharged from the hospital

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