Using a carbapenemase-producing organism polymerase chain reaction to rapidly determine the efficacy of terminal room disinfection

J Hosp Infect. 2017 Mar;95(3):329-330. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.12.022. Epub 2017 Jan 4.

Authors

M I Garvey¹, C W Bradley², A L Casey²

Affiliations

¹ University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
² University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

PMID: 28131645
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.12.022

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Bacterial Proteins / analysis*
Bacterial Proteins / genetics
Disinfection / methods*
Environmental Microbiology*
Humans
Patients' Rooms*
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
Quality Control
beta-Lactamases / analysis*
beta-Lactamases / genetics

Substances

Bacterial Proteins
beta-Lactamases
carbapenemase