Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in ICU-admitted COVID-19 patients: Keep an eye on the ball

Abstract

Here we report on seven intensive care unit (ICU) patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who developed positive rectal swabs and invasive infections due to carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CP-Kp). Notwithstanding the infection prevention measures introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in the hospitalised population, attention to CP-Kp infections must remain high, especially in the critically ill setting.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• Superinfection
• Antimicrobial resistance
• Carbapenemase
• Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumonia
• Infection control