title: Admission surveillance for carbapenamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae at a long-term acute care hospital.
abstract: Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) are of increasing prevalence worldwide, and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) have been implicated in several outbreaks in the United States. This prospective study of routine screening for CPE on admission to a LTACH demonstrates a high prevalence of CPE colonization in central Virginia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908-0473, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bishop
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Heon
authors.forename: Amy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Mathers
authors.forename: Kyle B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Enfield
authors.forename: Costi D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Sifri
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010030:Ostomy; D010343:Patient Admission; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology; D014768:Virginia / Q000453:epidemiology; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001618:beta-Lactamases; C063912:carbapenemase