Intensive Care Unit Wastewater Interventions to Prevent Transmission of Multispecies Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase–Producing Organisms | Zendy

Amy J. Mathers | Zendy; Kasi Vegesana | Zendy; Ian German Mesner | Zendy; Katie E. Barry | Zendy; Aaron Pan | Zendy; Josh Baumann | Zendy; Derrick W. Crook | Zendy; Nicole Stoesser | Zendy; Shireen Kotay | Zendy; Joanne Carroll | Zendy; Costi D. Sifri | Zendy

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Intensive Care Unit Wastewater Interventions to Prevent Transmission of Multispecies Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase–Producing Organisms

Author(s) -

Amy J. Mathers,

Kasi Vegesana,

Ian German Mesner,

Katie E. Barry,

Aaron Pan,

Josh Baumann,

Derrick W. Crook,

Nicole Stoesser,

Shireen Kotay,

Joanne Carroll,

Costi D. Sifri

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciy052

Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , intensive care unit , klebsiella pneumoniae , infection control , outbreak , carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae , wastewater , confidence interval , sink (geography) , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , environmental science , environmental engineering , biology , pathology , biochemistry , cartography , escherichia coli , gene , geography

The increasing prevalence of nosocomial carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae is a concern. However, the role of the environment in multispecies outbreaks remains poorly understood. There is increasing recognition that hospital wastewater plumbing may play a role.

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