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J Hosp Infect
; 104(1): 53-56, 2020 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31408692
ABSTRACT
Sink drains of six intensive care units (ICUs) were sampled for screening contamination with extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBLE). A high prevalence (59.4%) of sink drain contamination was observed. Analysing the data by ICU, the ratio 'number of ESBLE species isolated in sink drains/total number of sink drains sampled' was highly correlated (Spearman coefficient: 0.87; P = 0.02) with the ratio 'number of hospitalization days for patients with ESBLE carriage identified within the preceding year/total number of hospitalization days within the preceding year'. Concurrently, the distribution of ESBLE species differed significantly between patients and sink drains.