Clearance Rate of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Carriage Among Hospitalized Patients.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 36(11): 1361-2, 2015 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-26174417
ABSTRACT
During the past decade, carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) has emerged and spread across the world. 1 The major carbapenemase enzymes currently being reported are KPC, NDM-1, VIM, IMP, and OXA. 2 Because carbapenemase can be effectively transmitted via mobile genetic elements, and current therapeutic options for CPE infections are extremely limited, CPE may be one of the most serious contemporary threats to public health. However, very little is known about the characteristics of CPE carriage during hospitalization. The aims of this study were to investigate the clearance rate of CPE carriage and determine the number of consecutive negative cultures required to confirm CPE clearance. We also examined CPE transmission among hospitalized patients.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
3_ND
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proteínas de Bactérias
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Beta-Lactamases
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Portador Sadio
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Enterobacteriaceae
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Infecções por Enterobacteriaceae
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article