VIM-Positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa Sink Colonization Dynamics in Patient Rooms of a Dutch Tertiary-Care Hospital
Background: In hospitals, Verona integron-encoded metallo-β-lactamase (VIM)–positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa (VPPA) frequently colonize sink drains. Sink use has been shown to disperse VPPA to other surfaces surrounding sinks, creating a potential transmission source. Objective: Because VPPA have been isolated from sinks and patients within our hospital, we analyzed colonization dynamics in 2 sinks identified as VPPA hot spots between 2012 and 2018. Methods: One sink was in an intensive care unit (ICU) patient room and the other was in a gastrointestinal surgery (GIS) patient room. ICU patients... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology ; volume 41, issue S1, page s432-s433 ; ISSN 0899-823X 1559-6834 |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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Schlagwörter: | Infectious Diseases / Microbiology (medical) / Epidemiology |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27076242 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.1095 |