Transmission of MRSA, ESBL <i>E. coli</i>, and <i>C. difficile</i> within a tertiary care hospital and across surrounding facilities in Japan: a molecular epidemiological study with the PCR-based Open-reading frame typing
MDROs/<i>C. difficile</i> transmission is prevalent within a tertiary care hospital and further complicated by its inter-facility transmission across surrounding LTCFs and hospitals in Japan.
Authors
- Momoko Anzai
- Akiko Hosoyama
- Shigeki Fujitani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6327-682X)
- Tomomi Takakura
- Satoshi Miike (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9393-2661)
- Tatsuya Ohno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6703-3144)
- Fumimasa Kasai
- Hiroki Saito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6477-8204)
- Yosuke Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3290-2848)
Institutions
- St. Marianna University School of Medicine (JP)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Yokohama City Seibu Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.178
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science