The burden of colonization and infection by carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in the neuro-rehabilitation setting: a prospective six-year experience
Tedeschi S., Trapani F., Liverani A., Tumietto F., Cristini F., Pignanelli S., Berlingeri A., Bonavita J., Belloni G.P., Bartoletti M., Giannella M., Pederzini R., Viale P.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 40(3)
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1559-6834
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We describe the high burden of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) colonization and infection in a neuro-rehabilitation hospital in Italy over a 6-year period. Overall, 9.3% of patients were found to be CPE carriers on admission; the rates of CPE in-hospital acquisition and CPE-BSI were 9.2 and 2.9 cases per 10,000 patient days, respectively.