1251. Contaminated Sinks May be an Environmental Source for Serial Transmission of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) to ICU Patients

BACKGROUND: We performed an investigation after noting an increase in hospital-onset (HO) KPC-producing Enterobacteriaceae (KPC-E) infections in patients admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in North Carolina. METHODS: We defined pre-outbreak (January 1, 2017–June 30, 2017), outbreak (July 1, 20...

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Autores principales: Lewis, Sarah S, Seidelman, Jessica, Huslage, Kirk, Carriker, Charlene, Hnat, Amy, Lobaugh-Jin, Erica, Sova, Christopher, Taylor, Bonnie, Strittholt, Nancy, Vereen, Sheila, Willis, Robbie, Campbell, Christy, Addison, Rachel, Hazen, Kevin, Mathers, Amy, Vegesana, Kasi, Carroll, Joanne, Kotay, Shireen, Baker, Arthur W, Sexton, Daniel, Anderson, Deverick J, Smith, Becky
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254446/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1084

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254446/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1084

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