Infection prevention and control practices related to carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in acute-care hospitals in Ontario, Canada

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine infection prevention and control (IPAC) practices for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE), an emerging threat, at acute-care hospitals in Ontario, Canada. DESIGN: A descriptive cross-sectional survey.

Authors

Jamal AJ; Garcia-Jeldes F; Baqi M; Borgia S; Johnstone J; Katz K; Kohler P; Muller MP; McGeer AJ

Journal

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 40, No. 9, pp. 1006–1012

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Publication Date

September 2019

DOI

10.1017/ice.2019.173

ISSN

0899-823X

Associated Experts

Sergio Borgia

Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct), Faculty of Health Sciences

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