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High prevalence of contamination of sink drains with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in 4 intensive care units apart from any epidemic context
Abstract : We report a high prevalence (28%) of sink drains contaminated with carbapenemase-producing Enterobac-teriaceae (CPE) in 4 intensive care units with a history of CPE carriage in hospitalized patients within the previous 5 years, but apart from any current epidemic context. Carbapenemase genes, particularly bla VIM and bla NDM , were identified by polymerase chain reaction in sink drains in which no CPE was detected, but very few data are available in the literature concerning their presence in sink drains.
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https://www.hal.inserm.fr/inserm-02298350
Contributor : Elizabeth Bernardo <>
Submitted on : Thursday, September 26, 2019 - 4:32:32 PM
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Contributor : Elizabeth Bernardo <>
Submitted on : Thursday, September 26, 2019 - 4:32:32 PM
Last modification on : Friday, June 19, 2020 - 1:40:23 AM
Long-term archiving on: : Monday, February 10, 2020 - 1:18:06 AM