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Novel use of culturomics to identify the microbiota in hospital sink drains with and without persistent VIM-positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa

In hospitals, Verona Integron-encoded Metallo-beta-lactamase (VIM)-positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa may colonize sink drains, and from there, be transmitted to patients. These hidden reservoirs are difficult to eradicate since P. aeruginosa forms biofilms that resist disinfection. However, little is...

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Autores principales: Pirzadian, Jannette, Harteveld, Susan P., Ramdutt, Shanice N., van Wamel, Willem J. B., Klaassen, Corné H. W., Vos, Margreet C., Severin, Juliëtte A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7554030/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33051501
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73650-8