TY - JOUR AU - Ng, Deborah H. L. AU - Marimuthu, Kalisvar AU - Lee, Jia Jun AU - Khong, Wei Xin AU - Ng, Oon Tek AU - Zhang, Wei AU - Poh, Bee Fong AU - Rao, Pooja AU - Raj, Maya Devi Rajinder AU - Ang, Brenda AU - De, Partha Pratim PY - 2018 DA - 2018/04/10 TI - Environmental colonization and onward clonal transmission of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) in a medical intensive care unit: the case for environmental hygiene JO - Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control SP - 51 VL - 7 IS - 1 AB - In May 2015, we noticed an increase in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) infections in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU). To investigate this, we studied the extent of environmental contamination and subsequent onward clonal transmission of CRAB. SN - 2047-2994 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-018-0343-z DO - 10.1186/s13756-018-0343-z ID - Ng2018 ER -