Carbapenem-resistant <i>Enterobacterales</i> peri-rectal colonization prevalence on admission to two intensive care units in an academic hospital in India
This study from a South Indian tertiary care hospital found a 41% peri-rectal Carbapenem-resistant <i>Enterobacterales</i> colonization prevalence at intensive care unit admission, with New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase as the predominant carbapenemase. It underscores the need for contextually appropriate, cost-effective infection prevention strategies to mitigate the spread of resistant organisms in Indian healthcare settings.
Authors
- Surbhi Leekha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4565-6439)
- Fabia Edathadathil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5168-2652)
- Armaghan‐e‐Rehman Mansoor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2087-187X)
- Sudheer Othiyil Vayoth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1102-9197)
- Ige George (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1425-4488)
- David K. Warren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8679-8241)
- Matthew Westercamp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4773-8876)
- Margaret A A Olsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7070-9320)
- Emily E. Petersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1989-1694)
- Sumanth Gandra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1482-0854)
- Anu George (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0460-5686)
- J. Kwon
- Jacaranda van Rheenen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5127-1298)
- Sanjeev K Singh
- Anil Kumar
- Y. S. Rama Krishna
- Devendhu Suresh
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (IN)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2025.10036
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention