Transfer from high-acuity long-term care facilities is associated with carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: a multihospital study

• Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 33; no. 12; p. 1193
• Main Authors: Prabaker, Kavitha, Lin, Michael Y, McNally, Margaret, Cherabuddi, Kartikeya, Ahmed, Sana, Norris, Andrea, Lolans, Karen, Odeh, Ruba, Chundi, Vishnu, Weinstein, Robert A, Hayden, Mary K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2012
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bacterial Proteins - biosynthesis; beta-Lactamases - biosynthesis; Carbapenems; Carrier State - diagnosis; Carrier State - epidemiology; Carrier State - microbiology; Case-Control Studies; Chicago - epidemiology; Community-Acquired Infections - epidemiology; Community-Acquired Infections - microbiology; Confidence Intervals; Cross Infection - epidemiology; Cross Infection - microbiology; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Escherichia coli - enzymology; Escherichia coli Infections - epidemiology; Escherichia coli Infections - microbiology; Female; Humans; Klebsiella Infections - diagnosis; Klebsiella Infections - epidemiology; Klebsiella Infections - microbiology; Klebsiella pneumoniae - enzymology; Male; Middle Aged; Multilocus Sequence Typing; Odds Ratio; Prevalence; Propensity Score; Rectum - microbiology; Respiration, Artificial; Skilled Nursing Facilities - classification; Chicago

To determine whether transfer from a long-term care facility (LTCF) is a risk factor for colonization with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Enterobacteriaceae upon acute care hospital admission. Microbiologic survey and nested case-control study. Four hospitals in a metropolitan a...