title: Multidrug-resistant bacteria in unaccompanied refugee minors arriving in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, October to November 2015.
abstract: Many refugees arriving in Germany originate or have travelled through countries with high prevalence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organisms. Therefore, all unaccompanied refugee minors (<18 years-old) arriving in Frankfurt am Main between 12 October and 6 November 2015, were screened for multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in stool samples. Enterobacteriaceae with extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) were detected in 42 of 119 (35%) individuals, including nine with additional resistance to fluoroquinolones (8% of total screened), thus exceeding the prevalences in the German population by far.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Department, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Ursel
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Heudorf
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Krackhardt
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karathana
authors.forename: Niels
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kleinkauf
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zinn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D033242:Minors; D012036:Refugees / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018440:beta-Lactam Resistance
keywords: enterobacteriacea with extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL); multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR GNB); refugees