New environmental reservoir of CPE in hospitals

Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Jun;19(6):580-581. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30230-0.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology, Imelda Hospital, 2820 Bonheiden, Belgium. Electronic address: annick.smismans@imelda.be.
² Department of Medical Microbiology, Imelda Hospital, 2820 Bonheiden, Belgium.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Imelda Hospital, 2820 Bonheiden, Belgium.
⁴ Medical Board, Imelda Hospital, 2820 Bonheiden, Belgium.

PMID: 31122775
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30230-0

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Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification*
Disease Reservoirs / microbiology*
Female
Hospitals / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Infection Control / methods*
Male
Toilet Facilities / statistics & numerical data*
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