Carbapenem resistance; surveillance data of 2013-2017

GÜVEN Ö., Tosun A. I., Sever C.

Acta Microbiologica Bulgarica, vol.34, no.1, pp.55-56, 2018 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Journal Name: Acta Microbiologica Bulgarica
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.55-56
  • Keywords: Carbapenem resistance, Enterobactericeae, Intestinal colonization
  • Istanbul Medipol University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of the study was to investigate the status of intestinal colonization with CRE in patients admitted to Istanbul Medipol University Hospital. CRE prevalence was found in 4.1% of specimens collected between January 2013 and August 2017. The results indicate that there was a peak in 2016 with an isolation rate of 6.9% that is thought to be associated with the increasing amount of foreign patients admitted to our hospital.