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Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae dispersal from sinks is linked to drain position and drainage rates in a laboratory model system

Abstract:

Background: Hospital sinks, waste traps and drains can harbour carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE).
Aim: To investigate the dispersal of CRE from sinks in which water delivered from the tap flows directly into the drain and from clinical handwash basins with the drain at the rear. The effect of fast and slow drainage rates was also assessed.
Methods: Waste traps, known to be colonized with CRE, were taken from a hospita... Expand abstract
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1016/j.jhin.2018.12.007

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Publisher:
Elsevier
Journal:
Journal of Hospital Infection More from this journal
Volume:
102
Issue:
1
Pages:
63-69
Publication date:
2018-12-18
Acceptance date:
2018-12-10
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EISSN:
1532-2939
ISSN:
0195-6701
Pmid:
30571992
Language:
English
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pubs:973494
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uuid:37f54137-85c5-4758-b930-7e2d8ee0d379
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pubs:973494
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973494
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2019-03-04

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