Duration of Carbapenemase-Producing <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> Carriage in Hospital Patients
Yin Mo, Anastasia Hernández-Koutoucheva, Patrick Musicha, Denis Bertrand, David Chien Lye, Oon Tek Ng, Shannon N. Fenlon, Swaine L. Chen, Moi Lin Ling, Wen Tang, Timothy Barkham, Niranjan Nagarajan, Ben S. Cooper, Kalisvar Marimuthu
Abstract
R apid global dissemination of carbapenemase- producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) poses a public health threat (1). To prevent the spread of CPE in healthcare settings, international guidelines advocate for early identification, isolation, and contact precautions (2,3). To provide information helpful for the design of rational infection control policies, we estimated CPE carriage duration in a hospital cohort and identified risk factors for prolonged carriage.
Topics & Concepts
CarriageEnterobacteriaceaeMedicineAntimicrobialEnterobacteriaceae InfectionsMicrobiologyInternal medicineBiologyEscherichia coliPathologyBiochemistryGeneAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaMycobacterium research and diagnosisEnterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research