Detecting carbapenem-resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> (CRAB) carriage: Which body site should be cultured?
Amir Nutman, Elizabeth Temkin, Jonathan Lellouche, Debby Ben David, David A. Schwartz, Yehuda Carmeli
Abstract
We compared the yield of culturing various body sites to detect carriage of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB). Culturing the skin using a premoistened sponge, with overnight enrichment and plating on CHROMagar MDR Acinetobacter, had the highest yield: 92%. Skin is satisfactory as a single site for active surveillance of CRAB.
Topics & Concepts
Acinetobacter baumanniiCarriageMicrobiologyAcinetobacterCarbapenemBiologyMedicinePseudomonas aeruginosaAntibioticsBacteriaPathologyGeneticsAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingBacillus and Francisella bacterial research