High rate of multidrug-resistant organism colonization among patients hospitalized overseas highlights the need for preemptive infection control

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• 作者：Kayoko Hayakawa ; MD ; PhD^a ; ^{khayakawa@hosp.ncgm.go.jp" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Kazuhisa Mezaki ; MT^b ; Yuko Sugiki ; RN^c ; Maki Nagamatsu ; MT^a ; ^d ; Tohru Miyoshi-Akiyama ; PhD^e ; Teruo Kirikae ; MD ; PhD^d ; Satoshi Kutsuna ; MD ; PhD^a ; Nozomi Takeshita ; MD ; PhD^a ; Kei Yamamoto ; MD^a ; Yuichi Katanami ; MD^a ; Norio Ohmagari ; MD ; MSc ; PhD^a
• 关键词：Traveler ; Expatriate ; Medical evacuation ; Antibiotic-resistant bacteria ; Global
• 刊名：American Journal of Infection Control
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：1 November 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：44
• 期：11
• 页码：e257-e259
• 全文大小：171 K

文摘

We performed 4 years of active screening for multidrug resistant organism (MDRO) colonization among patients with a history of overseas hospitalization. Thirteen (56.5%) of 23 cases were positive for MDROs, which highlights the importance of preemptive infection control to prevent the spread of MDROs in this population.