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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.