Risk of invasive MDRO infection in MDRO-colonized patients
The study demonstrated that colonization with CRE, MRSA, or VRE is a risk factor for developing infections caused by the respective bacteria. The high percentage of match between carbapenemase genes detected in colonization and infection indicates that screening results might be used to inform infection management and treatment.
Authors
- Sahar Althawadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0740-7869)
- Salem M. Alghamdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5360-9491)
- Aeshah Alosaimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8751-7413)
- Ali M. Alshubaily
- Bushra I. Alhothli
Institutions
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.156
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85