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A space-time model for carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC) cluster quantification in a
C S Abboud1, J Monteiro2, J I D França1
1Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia,São Paulo,Brazil.
Abstract:
A retrospective space-time permutation model with non-Euclidean distance criteria was applied within a high-complexity hospital setting to quantitatively explore cluster patterns of 273 patients infected with or colonized by carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae during 4 years. Results were compared to standard nosocomial active-surveillance methods. Two clusters were identified in the period, suggesting that space-time strategies for cluster quantification within confined environments may be useful.
