Likelihood of persistent carriage of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii on readmission in previously identified carriers. (5th August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nutman, Amir; Lerner, Anat; Fallach, Noga; Schwartz, David; Carmeli, Yehuda
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 40:Number 10(2019)
• Page Start: 1188
• Page End: 1190
• Publication Date: 2019-08-05
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.210
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract: Patients with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii- positive clinical cultures during a prior hospitalization were screened using high sensitivity methods upon first readmission. Of 38 patients, 31.6% screened positive; 42% screened positive within 2 months from discharge, and 14% screened positive more than 5 months from discharge. Carriage was persistent up to 285 days.