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Handwashing Sink as a Reservoir of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in the Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective Multicenter Study

2024-02-01

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<title>Abstract</title><p><bold>Background</bold>The extent to which sinks are contaminated by carbapenem-resistant<italic>Acinetobacter baumannii</italic>(CRAB) in intensive care units (ICUs) and the association between these contaminated sinks and hospital acquired CRAB infections during non-cluster period remains largely unknown .<bold>Methods</bold>A prospective multicenter study was performed in 16 ICUs, incl...

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-3907910/v1
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