30 Klebsiella (Carbapenem Resistant)
https://www.cdc.gov/hai/organisms/klebsiella/klebsiella.html
30.1 Epidemiologic Review
30.1.1 Disease Information
Overview: Carbapenem resistant Klebsiella is a bacterium found in the gastrointestinal tract that is resistant to one or more carbapenem antibiotics. Carbapenemase-producing bacteria make enzymes called carbapenemases that inactivate carbapenems and other β-lactam antibiotics, including penicillins and cephalosporins. The five most common carbapenemases are KPC, NDM, VIM, OXA, and IMP.
Symptoms: Symptoms vary depending on the type of disease and some people may be asymptomatic.
Transmission: Person-to-person contact by infected healthcare personnel or by contaminated medical equipment.
Treatment: Treatment varies with each isolate. Some cases may be susceptible to a small number of antibiotics while others are pan-resistant, meaning no treatment is available.
Prevention Proper hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment and environmental cleaning practices help reduce the spread of disease. Practicing antibiotic stewardship could help in reducing antibiotic resistance.
30.1.2 Demographics
Racial demographic data are not presented due to low counts.
| Ethnicity | Rate per 100k |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1.2 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Unknown | <5 cases |
Rates for Unknown Ethnicity are not displayed due to low case counts.
30.1.4 Monthly and Historical Comparisons
Data for Utah and the CDC were retrieved from the CDC’s Notifiable Infectious Disease Data Tables and were available up until 2020. National data was not available for this disease in the time range at time of report.