Transfer from high-acuity long-term care facilities is associated with carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: a multihospital study.

Prabaker, Kavitha; Y Lin, Michael; McNally, Margaret; Cherabuddi, Kartikeya; Ahmed, Sana; Norris, Andrea; Lolans, Karen; Odeh, Ruba; Chundi, Vishnu; A Weinstein, Robert; K Hayden, Mary; for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Prevention Epicenters Program, Centers

doi:10.1086/668435

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Transfer from high-acuity long-term care facilities is associated with carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: a multihospital study.

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Kavitha Prabaker

Michael Y Lin

Margaret McNally

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether transfer from a long-term care facility (LTCF) is a risk factor for colonization with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Enterobacteriaceae upon acute care hospital admission. DESIGN: Microbiologic survey and nested case-control study. SETTING: Four h...

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