Handwashing sinks as reservoirs of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in the intensive care unit: a prospective multicenter study

IntroductionThe extent to which sinks are contaminated by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) in intensive care units (ICUs) and the association between these contaminated sinks and hospital-acquired CRAB infections during the non-cluster period remains largely unknown. Here, we perf...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Public Health
Main Authors:	Li Wei, Yu Feng, Ji Lin, Xia Kang, Hongdi Zhuang, Hongxia Wen, Shasha Ran, Lan Zheng, Yujing Zhang, Qian Xiang, Yan Liu, Xueqin Wu, Xiaofei Duan, Wensheng Zhang, Qu Li, Hua Guo, Chuanmin Tao, Fu Qiao
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-10-01
Subjects:	carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii intensive care units handwashing sinks environmental reservoir outbreak source
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1468521/full