SG-APSIC1118: Introduction of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) in the aqueous environment of the newly built National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) in Singapore

• Main Authors: Chong Hui Clara Ong (Author), Kyaw Zaw Linn (Author), Sharifah Farhanah (Author), Huan Xiaowei (Author), Liang Hui Loo (Author), Danielle Hui Ru Tan (Author), Nur Hafizah Binte Hamad (Author), Allie Yin Lim (Author), Chu Ying Poon (Author), Ying Wei Tang (Author), Pei Yun Hon (Author), Shawn Vasoo (Author), Oon Tek Ng (Author), Kalisvar Marimuthu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: In healthcare facilities, environmental reservoirs of CPE are associated with CPE outbreaks. In the newly built NCID building, we studied the introduction of CPE in the aqueous environment. Methods: We sampled the aqueous environments (ie, sink, sink strainer, and shower drain-trap with...