Healthcare-associated multispecies outbreaks of OXA-48-positive carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a Singapore tertiary-care hospital.

Indumathi Venkatachalam,Molly Kue Bien How,Karrie Kwan Ki Ko,Nurdyana Binte Abdul Rahman,Edwin Philip Conceicao,May Kyawt Aung,Myat Oo Aung,Yong Yang,Kwee Yuen Tan,Jean Xiang Ying Sim,Lai Chee Lee,Moi Lin Ling

Infection control and hospital epidemiology（2023）

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Abstract

Multispecies OXA-48 outbreaks in our institution are likely related to a favorable ecological condition and selective pressure exerted by antimicrobial use. The integration of molecular surveillance epidemiology of the healthcare environment is important in understanding the risk of healthcare-associated infection to patients.

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enterobacteriaceae,multispecies outbreaks,hospital,healthcare-associated,carbapenemase-producing,tertiary-care

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