Epidemiology and Transmission of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in a Health Care Network of an Acute-Care Hospital and Its Affiliated Intermediate- and Long-Term-Care Facilities in Singapore | Zendy

Aung Hein Aung | Zendy; Kala Kanagasabai | Zendy; Jocelyn Koh | Zendy; Pei-Yun Hon | Zendy; Brenda Ang | Zendy; David Chien Lye | Zendy; Swaine L. Chen | Zendy; Angela Chow | Zendy

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Epidemiology and Transmission of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in a Health Care Network of an Acute-Care Hospital and Its Affiliated Intermediate- and Long-Term-Care Facilities in Singapore

Author(s) -

Aung Hein Aung,

Kala Kanagasabai,

Jocelyn Koh,

Pei-Yun Hon,

Brenda Ang,

David Chien Lye,

Swaine L. Chen,

Angela Chow

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07

H-Index - 259

eISSN - 1070-6283

pISSN - 0066-4804

DOI - 10.1128/aac.02584-20

Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , enterobacteriaceae , long term care , transmission (telecommunications) , carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae , intensive care medicine , enterobacteriaceae infections , public health , acute care , health care , nursing , biology , escherichia coli , telecommunications , biochemistry , gene , computer science , economics , economic growth

Movement of patients in a health care network poses challenges for the control of carbapenemase-producingEnterobacteriaceae (CPE). We aimed to identify intra- and interfacility transmission events and facility type-specific risk factors of CPE in an acute-care hospital (ACH) and its intermediate-term and long-term-care facilities (ILTCFs).

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