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. 2020 Aug;41(8):965-967.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.197. Epub 2020 Jun 19.

Detecting carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) carriage: Which body site should be cultured?

Amir Nutman  1   2 , Elizabeth Temkin  1 , Jonathan Lellouche  1 , Debby Ben David  1   2 , David Schwartz  1 , Yehuda Carmeli  1   2
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Detecting carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) carriage: Which body site should be cultured?

Amir Nutman et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

We compared the yield of culturing various body sites to detect carriage of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB). Culturing the skin using a premoistened sponge, with overnight enrichment and plating on CHROMagar MDR Acinetobacter, had the highest yield: 92%. Skin is satisfactory as a single site for active surveillance of CRAB.

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