Duration of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Carriage in Hospital Patients

Duration of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Carriage in Hospital Patients

To determine the duration of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) carriage, we studied 21 CPE carriers for »1 year. Mean carriage duration was 86 days; probability of decolonization in 1 year was 98.5%, suggesting that CPE-carriers’ status can be reviewed yearly. Prolonged carriage was a...

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Main Authors: Yin Mo, Anastasia Hernandez-Koutoucheva, Patrick Musicha, Denis Bertrand, David Lye, Oon Tek Ng, Shannon N. Fenlon, Swaine L. Chen, Moi Lin Ling, Wen Ying Tang, Timothy Barkham, Niranjan Nagarajan, Ben S. Cooper, Kalisvar Marimuthu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae
antimicrobial resistance
infection prevention and control
carriage
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/19-0592_article

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