Community-acquired pyelonephritis in pregnancy caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Khatri, Asma
- Murphy, Nina Naeger
- Wiest, Peter
- Osborn, Melissa
- Garber, Kathleen
- Hecker, Michelle
- Hurless, Kelly
- Rudin, Susan D.
- Jacobs, Michael R.
- Kalayjian, Robert C.
- Salata, Robert A.
- Van Duin, David
- Perez, Federico
- Bonomob, Robert A.
- Paterson, David L.
- Harris, Patrick N. A.
Publication date
August 2015
DOI Publisher
American Society for Microbiology ISSN
0066-4804 Citation count (estimate)
6Abstract
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) usually infect patients with significant comorbidities and health care exposures. We present a case of a pregnant woman who developed community-acquired pyelonephritis caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. Despite antibiotic treatment, she experienced spontaneous prolonged rupture of membranes, with eventual delivery of a healthy infant. This report demonstrates the challenge that CRE may pose to the effective treatment of common infections in obstetric patients, with potentially harmful consequences to maternal and neonatal health
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