590. Reduction of Endotracheal Colonization by Gram-Negative Bacilli in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Through Use of a Novel Drain Cover

BACKGROUND: Splash and aerosolization from sink drains are a source of contamination, particularly by Gram-negative bacilli (GNB), in healthcare facilities. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) outbreaks of infection due to GNB have been attributed to NICU sinks. Recent studies found that a dome-shap...

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Autores principales: Buck, Melissa, Antunes, Michael, Kingham, Brewster, Polson, Shawn W, Eppes, Stephen C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6810672/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.659

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