Duration of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Carriage in Hospital Patients.

Duration of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Carriage in Hospital Patients.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Sep;26(9):2182-2185
Authors: Mo Y, Hernandez-Koutoucheva A, Musicha P, Bertrand D, Lye D, Ng OT, Fenlon SN, Chen SL, Ling ML, Tang WY, Barkham T, Nagarajan N, Cooper BS, Marimuthu K
Abstract
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 associated with use of antimicrobial drugs.
PMID: 32818397 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - August 22, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Mo Y, Hernandez-Koutoucheva A, Musicha P, Bertrand D, Lye D, Ng OT, Fenlon SN, Chen SL, Ling ML, Tang WY, Barkham T, Nagarajan N, Cooper BS, Marimuthu K Tags: Emerg Infect Dis Source Type: research