Intensive Care Unit Sluice Room Sinks as Reservoirs and Sources of Potential Transmission of Carbapenem-Resistant Bacteria in a South African Tertiary Care Hospital.

Khelan R DhedaChad M CentnerLindsay WilsonAnil PooranShireen GrimwoodYonas T GhebrekristosSuzette OelofseIvan A JoubertAliasgar EsmailMichele Tomasicchio

Published in: Infection and drug resistance (2023)

There is a higher density of CRB in the u-bend of ICU sluice room sinks which can act as a potential source of transmission. The data inform targeted CRB transmission-interruption strategies in resource-poor settings.

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