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. 2021 Sep;53(3):546-552.
doi: 10.3947/ic.2021.0040. Epub 2021 Jul 22.

Antibiotic-Resistant Gram-negative Bacteria Carriage in Healthcare Workers Working in an Intensive Care Unit

Bich Thuy Duong  1   2 , Minh Cuong Duong  3 , James Campbell  4 , Van Minh Hoang Nguyen  4 , Huu Hien Nguyen  1 , Thi Bich Hanh Bui  1 , Van Vinh Chau Nguyen  1 , Mary Louise McLaws  2
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Antibiotic-Resistant Gram-negative Bacteria Carriage in Healthcare Workers Working in an Intensive Care Unit

Bich Thuy Duong et al. Infect Chemother. 2021 Sep.

Abstract

Little is known about antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) intestinal carriage among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Vietnam. All HCWs at a tertiary intensive care units were asked to undertake weekly rectal swabs. Among 40 participants, 65% (26/40) carried extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL)/AmpC β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli. Two HCWs colonized with ESBL/AmpC β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. One HCW colonized with Acinetobacter baumannii. No one carried Pseudomonas spp.. A quarter (10/40) of HCWs were identified as persistent and frequent carriers. There is an urgent need to screen antibiotic-resistant GNB among HCWs and improve HCWs' hand hygiene compliance to reduce the transmission of antibiotic-resistant GNB in the hospital.

Keywords: Antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria; Healthcare workers; Intensive care units.

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