title: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: frequency of hospital room contamination and survival on various inoculated surfaces.
abstract: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) only contaminated the environmental surfaces of rooms housing CRE colonized/infected patients infrequently (8.4%) and at low levels (average, 5.1 colony-forming units [CFU]/120 cm² per contaminated surface). Three species of CRE (Klebsiella, Enterobacter, and Escherichia) survived poorly (>85% die-off in 24 hours) when ~2 log10 CFU were inoculated onto 5 different environmental surfaces.
authors: 1Department of Hospital Epidemiology,University of North Carolina Health Care,Chapel Hill,North Carolina.
authors: David J
authors: DJ
authors: Weber
authors: 1Department of Hospital Epidemiology,University of North Carolina Health Care,Chapel Hill,North Carolina.
authors: William A
authors: WA
authors: Rutala
authors: 1Department of Hospital Epidemiology,University of North Carolina Health Care,Chapel Hill,North Carolina.
authors: Hajime
authors: H
authors: Kanamori
authors: 1Department of Hospital Epidemiology,University of North Carolina Health Care,Chapel Hill,North Carolina.
authors: Maria F
authors: MF
authors: Gergen
authors: 1Department of Hospital Epidemiology,University of North Carolina Health Care,Chapel Hill,North Carolina.
authors: Emily E
authors: EE
authors: Sickbert-Bennett
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015780:Carbapenems / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004754:Enterobacter / Q000187:drug effects; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects*; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D004925:Escherichia / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000187:drug effects; D010362:Patients' Rooms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018440:beta-Lactam Resistance
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015780:Carbapenems