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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 1998, p. 2331-2332, Vol. 36, No. 8
0095-1137/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Isolation of Klebsiella planticola from Newborns in a Neonatal Ward

R. Podschun,1,* H. Acktun,2 J. Okpara,2,dagger O. Linderkamp,3 U. Ullmann,1 and M. Borneff-Lipp2,dagger

Department of Medical Microbiology and Virology, University of Kiel, Kiel,1 and Department of Hygiene2 and Department of Neonatology,3 University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Received 14 January 1998/Returned for modification 17 February 1998/Accepted 24 April 1998

This is the first report on the isolation of Klebsiella planticola from neonates. Over a period of 1 year, oropharyngeal and rectal swab specimens from 131 newborns on a neonatal ward were monitored for Klebsiella spp. Thirteen strains of K. planticola could be isolated, and these represented 9% of all Klebsiella spp. found. Capsule type K27 predominated, followed by capsule type K68. Our findings suggest a significant rate of colonization by K. planticola among neonates.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Medical Microbiology and Virology, University of Kiel, Brunswiker Str. 4, 24105 Kiel, Germany. Phone: 49-431-597-3305. Fax: 49-431-597-3296. E-mail: Mikrobio.Kiel{at}t-online.de.

dagger Present address: Institute of Hygiene, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 1998, p. 2331-2332, Vol. 36, No. 8
0095-1137/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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