Environmental colonization and onward clonal transmission of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) in a medical intensive care unit: the case for environmental hygiene

BACKGROUND: In May 2015, we noticed an increase in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) infections in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU). To investigate this, we studied the extent of environmental contamination and subsequent onward clonal transmission of CRAB. METHODS: We conduc...

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Autores principales: Ng, Deborah H. L., Marimuthu, Kalisvar, Lee, Jia Jun, Khong, Wei Xin, Ng, Oon Tek, Zhang, Wei, Poh, Bee Fong, Rao, Pooja, Raj, Maya Devi Rajinder, Ang, Brenda, De, Partha Pratim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5891964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29644052
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-018-0343-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5891964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29644052
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-018-0343-z

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