title: Introduction of highly resistant bacteria into a hospital via patients repatriated or recently hospitalized in a foreign country.
abstract: We describe the prevalence of carriage and variables associated with introduction of highly drug-resistant microorganisms (HDRMO) into a French hospital via patients repatriated or recently hospitalized in a foreign country. The prevalence of HDRMO was 11% (15/132), with nine carbapenamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, nine carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and six glycopeptide-resistant enterococci. Half of the admitted patients (63/132, 48%) were colonized with extended spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBLPE). Among the four episodes with secondary cases, three involved A. baumannii.
authors: AP-HP, Infection Control Unit, Hôpital Bichat - Claude Bernard, Paris, France; IAME, UMR 1137, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Birgand
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Armand-Lefevre
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Lepainteur
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Lolom
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Neulier
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Reibel
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Yazdanpanah
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Andremont
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Lucet
mesh_terms: D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014195:Travel; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Carbapenamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae; colonization; repatriation; vglycopeptide-resistant enterococci