Duodenoscope-Associated Outbreak of a Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

Background: We describe and evaluate our outbreak of carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae transmitted by contaminated duodenoscopes during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures. Methods: An outbreak investigation was performed when Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-produci...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2020-10, Vol.41 (S1), p.s197-s197
Hauptverfasser:	Kim, Sung Ran, Song, Joon Young, Cho, Min Hee, Song, Ji Yeon
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antibiotics Disease control Epidemics Health surveillance Outbreaks Sterilization Surveillance
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