Active case finding for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a teaching hospital: prevalence and risk factors for colonization

Summary Background Over the past decade, the prevalence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) has increased. Whilst basic infection prevention and control practices reduce the risk of transmission, cases of unrecognized carriage pose a potential risk of transmission. Aim To estimate th...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of hospital infection 2016-10, Vol.94 (2), p.125-129
Hauptverfasser: Poole, K, George, R, Decraene, V, Shankar, K, Cawthorne, J, Savage, N, Welfare, W, Dodgson, A
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