Increased Risk of Acquisition of New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (NDM-CRE) among a Cohort of COVID-19 Patients in a Teaching Hospital in Tuscany, Italy
Andrea Davide Porretta, Angelo Baggiani, Guglielmo Arzilli, Virginia Casigliani, Tommaso Mariotti, Francesco Mariottini, Giuditta Scardina, Daniele Sironi, Michele Totaro, Simona Barnini, Gaetano Pierpaolo Privitera
Abstract
We describe the epidemiology of New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (NDM-CRE) colonization/infection in a cohort of COVID-19 patients in an Italian teaching hospital. These patients had an increased risk of NDM-CRE acquisition versus the usual patients (75.9 vs. 25.3 cases/10,000 patient days). The co-infection significantly increased the duration of hospital stay (32.9 vs. 15.8 days).
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CohortMedicineEpidemiologyNew delhiCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Internal medicinePediatricsDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyMetropolitan areaAntibiotic Use and ResistanceAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaNosocomial Infections in ICU