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. 2014 Nov;20(11):O887-90.
doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12604. Epub 2014 Mar 21.

Introduction of highly resistant bacteria into a hospital via patients repatriated or recently hospitalized in a foreign country

G Birgand  1 , L Armand-Lefevre, M Lepainteur, I Lolom, C Neulier, F Reibel, Y Yazdanpanah, A Andremont, J C Lucet
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Introduction of highly resistant bacteria into a hospital via patients repatriated or recently hospitalized in a foreign country

G Birgand et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2014 Nov.
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Abstract

We describe the prevalence of carriage and variables associated with introduction of highly drug-resistant microorganisms (HDRMO) into a French hospital via patients repatriated or recently hospitalized in a foreign country. The prevalence of HDRMO was 11% (15/132), with nine carbapenamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, nine carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and six glycopeptide-resistant enterococci. Half of the admitted patients (63/132, 48%) were colonized with extended spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBLPE). Among the four episodes with secondary cases, three involved A. baumannii.

Keywords: Carbapenamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae; colonization; repatriation; vglycopeptide-resistant enterococci.

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