Risk of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection in patients with a positive screening test for CRAB in post-acute care hospitals
Abstract We quantified one-year infection risk with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) among CRAB-colonized patients in post-acute care hospitals (PACHs). Among 523 carriers, 9% developed a clinical infection and 1% developed bacteremia. CRAB carriage in PACHs is not only a reservoir for transmission but also a risk to the individual carrier.
Authors
- Elizabeth Temkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6028-5819)
- Vered Schechner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7441-931X)
- Alona Keren‐Paz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0679-3967)
- Reut Efrati Epchtien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8180-9134)
- Adi Cohen
- Samira Masarwa
- Yehuda Carmeli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9248-2187)
- Ricki Atanov
- the Israel PACH CRAB Working Group
Institutions
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Collaborative Group (United States) (US)
- CNR de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2026-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2026.10535
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00