High rate of multidrug-resistant organism colonization among patients hospitalized overseas highlights the need for preemptive infection control.
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.
Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: khayakawa@hosp.ncgm.go.jp.
Kayoko
K
Hayakawa
Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuhisa
K
Mezaki
Infection Control and Prevention, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuko
Y
Sugiki
Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Infectious Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Maki
M
Nagamatsu
Pathogenic Microbe Laboratory, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Tohru
T
Miyoshi-Akiyama
Department of Infectious Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Teruo
T
Kirikae
Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Satoshi
S
Kutsuna
Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Nozomi
N
Takeshita
Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kei
K
Yamamoto
Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuichi
Y
Katanami
Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Norio
N
Ohmagari
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014195:Travel
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria; Expatriate; Global; Medical evacuation; Traveler