Journal article
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in hospital drains in Southern Ontario, Canada
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hospital drains may be an important reservoir for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE).
AIM: To determine prevalence of CPE in hospital drains exposed to inpatients with CPE, relatedness of drain and patient CPE, and risk factors for drain contamination.
Authors
Jamal AJ; Mataseje LF; Brown KA; Katz K; Johnstone J; Muller MP; Allen VG; Borgia S; Boyd DA; Ciccotelli W
Journal
Journal of Hospital Infection, Vol. 106, No. 4, pp. 820–827
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
12 2020
DOI
10.1016/j.jhin.2020.09.007
ISSN
0195-6701