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‘Contamination of sink drains with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in
intensive care units: a concern but don’t worry so much!’
A. Kearney, M.A. Boyle, H. Humphreys
PII: S0195-6701(19)30356-1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2019.08.021
Reference: YJHIN 5791
To appear in: Journal of Hospital Infection
Received Date: 27 August 2019
Accepted Date: 28 August 2019
Please cite this article as: Kearney A, Boyle MA, Humphreys H, ‘Contamination of sink drains with
carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in intensive care units: a concern but don’t worry so
much!’, Journal of Hospital Infection, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2019.08.021.
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