Detecting carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) carriage: Which body site should be cultured?. (19th August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nutman, Amir; Temkin, Elizabeth; Lellouche, Jonathan; Ben David, Debby; Schwartz, David; Carmeli, Yehuda
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 41:Number 8(2020)
• Page Start: 965
• Page End: 967
• Publication Date: 2020-08-19
• 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.2020.197
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

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.