ena-STUDY-PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND-22-03-2021-13:07:26:163-90
Migration of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC)-Producing Enterobacter cloacae through Wastewater Pipework and Establishment in Hospital Sink Waste Traps in a Laboratory Model System
Transfer of Enterobacterales among sinks connected through a common waste pipe following a wastewater backflow event was observed in a laboratory sink model system containing hospital waste traps.  The migration resulted in at least one stable colonization in a waste trap where Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) had not been detected previously.
Transfer of Enterobacterales among sinks connected through a common waste pipe following a wastewater backflow event was observed in a laboratory sink model system containing hospital waste traps.  The migration resulted in at least one stable colonization in a waste trap where Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) had not been detected previously.