Genomic Analysis of Hospital Plumbing Reveals Diverse Reservoir of Bacterial Plasmids Conferring Carbapenem Resistance

Genomic Analysis of Hospital Plumbing Reveals Diverse Reservoir of Bacterial Plasmids Conferring Carbapenem Resistance

ABSTRACT The hospital environment is a potential reservoir of bacteria with plasmids conferring carbapenem resistance. Our Hospital Epidemiology Service routinely performs extensive sampling of high-touch surfaces, sinks, and other locations in the hospital. Over a 2-year period, additional sampling...

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Main Authors: Rebecca A. Weingarten, Ryan C. Johnson, Sean Conlan, Amanda M. Ramsburg, John P. Dekker, Anna F. Lau, Pavel Khil, Robin T. Odom, Clay Deming, Morgan Park, Pamela J. Thomas, David K. Henderson, Tara N. Palmore, Julia A. Segre, Karen M. Frank
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018
Subjects:
antimicrobial resistance
carbapenem resistant
carbapenemase-producing organisms
environment
infection control
plasmid-mediated resistance
Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/fcf915979d37441ea9ec74ff7535984d
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