| Literature DB >> 25661968 |
David J Weber1, William A Rutala1, Hajime Kanamori1, Maria F Gergen1, Emily E Sickbert-Bennett1.
Abstract
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) only contaminated the environmental surfaces of rooms housing CRE colonized/infected patients infrequently (8.4%) and at low levels (average, 5.1 colony-forming units [CFU]/120 cm² per contaminated surface). Three species of CRE (Klebsiella, Enterobacter, and Escherichia) survived poorly (>85% die-off in 24 hours) when ~2 log10 CFU were inoculated onto 5 different environmental surfaces.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25661968 DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.17
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN: 0899-823X Impact factor: 3.254