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Intensive Care Unit Sluice Room Sinks as Reservoirs and Sources of Potential Transmission of Carbapenem-Resistant Bacteria in a South African Tertiary Care Hospital

Khelan R Dheda1 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Chad M Centner2 Division of Medical Microbiology, National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS)/Groote Schuur Hospital, Microbiology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Lindsay Wilson3 Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity, University of Cape Town and UCT Lung Institute, Cape Town, South Africa;4 South African MRC/UCT Centre for the Study of Antimicrobial Resistance, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Anil Pooran3 Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity, University of Cape Town and UCT Lung Institute, Cape Town, South Africa;4 South African MRC/UCT Centre for the Study of Antimicrobial Resistance, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Shireen Grimwood2 Division of Medical Microbiology, National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS)/Groote Schuur Hospital, Microbiology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Yonas T Ghebrekristos2 Division of Medical Microbiology, National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS)/Groote Schuur Hospital, Microbiology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Suzette Oelofse3 Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity, University of Cape Town and UCT Lung Institute, Cape Town, South Africa;4 South African MRC/UCT Centre for the Study of Antimicrobial Resistance, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Ivan A Joubert5 Division of Critical Care, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Aliasgar Esmail3 Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity, University of Cape Town and UCT Lung Institute, Cape Town, South Africa;4 South African MRC/UCT Centre for the Study of Antimicrobial Resistance, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Michele Tomasicchio3 Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity, University of Cape Town and UCT Lung Institute, Cape Town, South Africa;4 South African MRC/UCT Centre for the Study of Antimicrobial Resistance, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 5427-5432 | Received 24 Apr 2023, Accepted 25 Jul 2023, Published online: 21 Aug 2023

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