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J Hosp Infect
; 99(4): 422-426, 2018 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29684421
RESUMO
Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (OXA-48 CPE) were identified in five patients who underwent an endoscopy with the same duodenoscope in October 2015. The endoscope was the only epidemiological link between these cases. A transient contamination of the duodenoscope following a failure in the disinfection process may have been the cause of transmission.