Droplets generated from toilets during urination as a possible vehicle of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Abstract Background In the health care setting, infection control actions are fundamental for containing the dissemination of multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDR). Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE), especially Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-KP), can spread among patients, although the dynamics...

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Main Authors: Fabio Arena, Anna Rita Daniela Coda, Valentina Meschini, Roberto Verzicco, Arcangelo Liso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-021-01023-5