Is surveillance for colonization of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria important in adult bone marrow transplantation units?

Demiraslan, Hayati; Cevahir, Fatma; Berk, Elife; METAN, GÖKHAN; ÇETİN, MUSTAFA; Alp, Emine

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2017.01.006

Is surveillance for colonization of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria important in adult bone marrow transplantation units?

Demiraslan H., Cevahir F., Berk E., METAN G., ÇETİN M., Alp E.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, vol.45, no.7, pp.735-739, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 45 Issue: 7
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.01.006
Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.735-739
Keywords: Carbapenem resistance, Gram-negative bacterial colonization, Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, HSCT, Risk factors, Surveillance, LACTAMASE-PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE, STEM-CELL TRANSPLANTATION, KLEBSIELLA-PNEUMONIAE, PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA, RISK-FACTORS, ADMISSION, INFECTION, CULTURES
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the rate of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacilli (CRGNB) colonization and to analyze the risk factors associated with CRGNB colonization.