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Near-patient environmental contamination of an intensive care unit with Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) and Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase–Producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) before and after the introduction of chlorhexidine bathing for patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2018

Hélène McDermott ,
Mairead Skally Open the ORCID record for Mairead Skally [Opens in a new window] ,
James O’Rourke ,
Hilary Humphreys  and
Deirdre Fitzgerald-Hughes Open the ORCID record for Deirdre Fitzgerald-Hughes [Opens in a new window]
Hélène McDermott
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Education and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Mairead Skally
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
James O’Rourke
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Hilary Humphreys
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Education and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland Department of Microbiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Deirdre Fitzgerald-Hughes*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Education and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
*
Author for correspondence: Dr Deirdre Fitzgerald-Hughes, Department of Clinical Microbiology, RCSI Education and Research Centre, Smurfit Building, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland. E-mail: dfitzgeraldhughes@rcsi.ie
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 39 , Issue 9 , September 2018 , pp. 1131 - 1132
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Cite this article: McDermott H, et al. (2018). Near-patient environmental contamination of an intensive care unit with Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) and Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase–Producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) before and after the introduction of chlorhexidine bathing for patients. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2018, 39, 1131–1132. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.146

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