TY - JOUR
T1 - Case report: Carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae in an asylum seeker with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: Carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae in an asylum seeker with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
AU - Ravensbergen, Sofanne J.
AU - Louka, Christina
AU - Lokate, Mariette
AU - Bathoorn, Erik
AU - Pournaras, Spyros
AU - Van Der Werf, Tjip S.
AU - De Lange, Wiel C.M.
AU - Stienstra, Ymkje
AU - Akkerman, Onno W.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - A Syrian asylum seeker with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) developed a bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy. Although screening tests were negative on admission, carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae were cultured after a few months ofTBtreatment. Prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms is reported to be increased in asylum seekers compared with the general Dutch population. Arduous conditions during transit and interrupted health care delivery in our patient led to multiple-resistant microorganisms that complicated treatment.
AB - A Syrian asylum seeker with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) developed a bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy. Although screening tests were negative on admission, carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae were cultured after a few months ofTBtreatment. Prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms is reported to be increased in asylum seekers compared with the general Dutch population. Arduous conditions during transit and interrupted health care delivery in our patient led to multiple-resistant microorganisms that complicated treatment.
U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0544
DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0544
M3 - Article
VL - 98
SP - 376
EP - 378
JO - The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 2
ER -
