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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 42(10): 1275-1278, 2021 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33551004
ABSTRACT
We sought to determine whether combined chemical, mechanical, and heat cleaning was superior to standard cleaning for the decontamination of 32 sink and shower drains harboring carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs). Of 16 intervention drains, 10 (63%) were decontaminated until day 7 versus 1 (5%) of 16 comparator drains (P = .002). Intensive cleaning may be useful if administered repeatedly in drain-associated CPO outbreaks.