Duration of carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae carriage in hospital patients

  • Yin Mo
  • , Anastasia Hernandez-Koutoucheva
  • , Patrick Musicha
  • , Denis Bertrand
  • , David Lye
  • , Oon Ng
  • , Shannon N. Fenlon
  • , Swaine L. Chen
  • , Moi Lin Ling
  • , Wen Ying Tang
  • , Timothy Barkham
  • , Niranjan Nagarajan
  • , Ben S. Cooper
  • , Kalisvar Marimuthu

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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 f status can be reviewed yearly. Prolonged carriage was associated with use of antimicrobial drugs.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2182-2185
Number of pages4
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume26
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2020
Externally publishedYes

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