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1186. Prevalence of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in Hospital Drains in Southern Ontario
BACKGROUND: Hospital waste water systems are an emerging reservoir for CPE. We aimed to describe the prevalence of CPE in hospital drains in southern Ontario, where patients are rarely colonized/infected by CPE. METHODS: Ten Ontario hospitals identified rooms occupied by CPE+ inpatients from 2007 to...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252835/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1019 |