Asymptomatic rectal colonization with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Clostridium difficile among residents of a long-term care facility in New York City
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- 作者：Nishant Prasad ; MDa ; b ; c ; Georges Labaze ; MDa ; d ; Joanna Kopacz ; MDa ; b ; c ; Sophie Chwa ; MDa ; d ; Dimitris Platis ; MDa ; d ; Cynthia X. Pan ; MDa ; d ; Daniel Russo ; MDc ; Vincent J. LaBombardi ; PhDe ; Giuliana Osorioe ; Simcha Pollack ; PhDf ; Barry N. Kreiswirth ; PhDg ; Liang Cheng ; Carl Urban ; PhDa ; b ; Sorana Segal-Maurer ; MDa ; b ; sxsegalm@nyp.org" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Clostridium difficile ; carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae ; rectal colonization ; long-term care facility
- 刊名：American Journal of Infection Control
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：1 May 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：44
- 期：5
- 页码：525-532
- 全文大小：1110 K
文摘
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Long-term care facility residents are colonized with multidrug-resistant organisms.
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Active surveillance was performed for Clostridium difficile and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae rectal colonization of 301 long-term care facility residents.
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Of the residents, 19% had asymptomatic Clostridium difficile or carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae rectal colonization (5.7% with both).
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Rectal colonization risk factors included the following: tracheostomy, mechanical ventilation, and prior Clostridium difficile infection.