Clinical and Bacterial Characteristics Associated with Glove and Gown Contamination by Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in the Health Care Setting

Clinical and Bacterial Characteristics Associated with Glove and Gown Contamination by Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in the Health Care Setting

ABSTRACT Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKp) is a pathogen of significant concern to public health, as it has become increasingly associated with difficult-to-treat community-acquired and hospital-associated infections. Transmission of K. pneumoniae between patients through interaction...

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Main Authors: Tracy H. Hazen, Timileyin Adediran, Stephanie Hitchcock, Lyndsay M. O’Hara, Lisa Pineles, Jane M. Michalski, J. Kristie Johnson, M. Hong Nguyen, David P. Calfee, Loren G. Miller, Anthony D. Harris, David A. Rasko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-08-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
Klebsiella pneumoniae
genomics
health care provider
transmission
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01775-23

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01775-23

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