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ArticleFrontiers in public health2024

Handwashing sinks as reservoirs of carbapenem-resistant

Li Wei, Yu Feng, Ji Lin, Xia Kang, Hongdi Zhuang, Hongxia Wen, Shasha Ran, Lan Zheng, Yujing Zhang, Qian Xiang and 8 more

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Genomic characterization of carbapenem-resistantFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026
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  4. The global epidemiology of carbapenem-resistantJAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors.

Li WeiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yu FengCenter for Pathogen Research, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Ji LinDepartment of Infection Control, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xia KangDepartment of Infection Control, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hongdi ZhuangDepartment of Infection Control, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hongxia WenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Shasha RanDepartment of Infection Control, Chengdu Women and Children Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Lan ZhengDepartment of Infection Control, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Yujing ZhangDepartment of Infection Control, Chengdu First People's Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Qian XiangDepartment of Infection Control, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Yan LiuDepartment of Infection Control, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University, Chengdu, China.
Xueqin WuDepartment of Infection Control, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Xiaofei DuanDepartment of Infection Control, Chengdu Public Health Center, Chengdu, China.
Wensheng ZhangDepartment of Infection Control, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China.
Qu LiDepartment of Infection Control, Sichuan Provincial Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Hua GuoDepartment of Infection Control, Chengdu Third People's Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Chuanmin TaoDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Fu QiaoDepartment of Infection Control, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The extent to which sinks are contaminated by carbapenem-resistant Methods: We sampled sinks, collected CRAB clinical isolates, and conducted whole-genome sequencing and analysis. Results: A total of 789 swabs were collected from 158 sinks, and 16 CRAB isolates were recovered from 16 sinks, resulting in a contamination rate of 10.16%. Twenty-seven clinical isolates were collected during the study period. The majority (97.67%, 42/43) of the CRAB isolates belonged to ST2, and 36 (83.72%) of them had both Conclusion: The contamination rate of CRAB in handwashing sinks is high in some local ICUs, and the contaminated sinks can serve as environmental reservoirs for CRAB clusters.

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Acinetobacter baumanniiAcinetobacter InfectionsCarbapenemsCross InfectionIntensive Care UnitsAnti-Bacterial AgentsChinaHand DisinfectionHumansProspective StudiesTertiary Care CentersWhole Genome SequencingAnti-Bacterial AgentsCarbapenemscarbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumanniienvironmental reservoirhandwashing sinksintensive care unitsoutbreak source

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PMCPMC11496070

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