New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 -producing Klebsiella oxytoca sequence type 2 from toilets as the likely source of nosocomial transmission to patients – a root cause analysis
Temporal data relating to the various samples suggest that the environmental reservoirs in two specific bathrooms, and presumably their toilets, are the most likely sources of transmission to the four patients at the GSU.
Authors
- Lone Jannok Porsbo
- Nina Ank (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7149-3752)
- B K Bang
- Henrik Hasman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6314-2709)
- Hanne-Merete Eriksen
Institutions
- Statens Serum Institut (DK)
- Aalborg University Hospital (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Prevention in Practice
- Published
- 2025-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2025.100487
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.59