Sink-traps are a major source for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae transmission.
Gili Regev-YochayIli MargalitGillian SmollanRotem RapaportIlana TalWilliam P HanageNani Pinas ZadeHanaa JaberBradford P TaylorYou CheGalia RahavEyal ZimlichmanNati KellerPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2023)
CPE-contaminated sinks are an important source of transmission to patients. Although traditionally person-to-person transmission has been considered the main route of CPE transmission, these data suggest a change in paradigm that may influence strategies of preventing CPE dissemination.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- multidrug resistant
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- heavy metals
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- drinking water
- big data
- escherichia coli
- drug resistant
- machine learning
- gram negative
- patient reported outcomes
- artificial intelligence