Enterobacteriaceae isolated from patients share antibiotic resistance conferring plasmids recently acquired from those isolated from sinks in the same treatment room
B. P. Taylor, Y. Che, H. Passarelli, G. Smollan, C. Cohen, R. Rapaport, I. Tal, N. P. Zade, H. Jaber, N. Keller, W. P. Hanage, G. Regev-Yochay
The paper identifies shared antibiotic resistance plasmids between patient and sink isolates, suggesting plasmid transmission from sinks to patients.
bioRxiv · Nov 1, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology