Rectal carriage of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae: A menace to highly vulnerable patients

Conclusion: This study highlights very high rate of CRE carriage among the hematological malignancy patients; who are highly vulnerable to infection. This confirms the need of infection control prevention activities among the hematological malignancy patients.

Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases - November 29, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Amarjeet Kumar Sarita Mohapatra Sameer Bakhshi Manoranjan Mahapatra V Sreenivas Bimal K Das Seema Sood Arti Kapil Source Type: research