New Antibiotics Resistant Case of KPC Confirmed

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New antibiotics resistant case confirmed

Posted on August 27, 2017 in Panama

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A NEW  case of  KPC, resistant to antibiotics was confirmed on Saturday evening, August 26 at Panama’s Arias Madrid Hospital (CSS) Complex.

A statement issued Sunday said the patient was a “foreigner” with diabetes who was admitted to the hospital five days ago with an ulcer in one foot infected by bacteria.

“Because of the clinical picture presented, the decision was made to perform tests that show a positive KPC bacterium, and the patient is in isolation, and  “all preventive contact measures have been taken to rule out other patients being affected”,  said the CSS.

In June nine cases were detected before the outbreak was brought under control.

In 2011 a major outbreak at the complex caused over 60 deaths, and there were cases in Chiriqui and Hospital Santo Tomas.

 

http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/new-antibiotics-resistant-case-confirmed

[Doug and Jo]

30 years ago this organism, Klebsiella pnuemonia, was extremely common in healthy patient's respiratory systems.  Even then, it was very resistant to most antibiotics.  But, the difference then seems to be that it didn't cause diseases.  We used the organism to train students on microbiology procedures, because even if they had poor technique, they wouldn't harm themselves or others.  But, the overuse and misuse of antibiotics has obviously changed all that.  It is still most likely  to be spread primarily in hospitals, and to be most serious in the elderly, diabetics, post-transplant patients, and people who are seriously ill in general.  As with any hospital spread infection, hand washing is the key.  Never hesitate to ask anyone entering your hospital room to wash their hands and put on new gloves before touching you.  You need to be proactive.