Sandra Dos Santos, Seydina M Diene, Amina Benouda, Khalid Zerouali, Doaa M Ghaith, Rasha H El-Mahdy, Sawsan H M El Tayeb, Ilhem Boutiba, Adnene Hammami, Remie Chrabieh, Ziad Daoud, Laurent Mereghetti, Patrice Francois, Nathalie Van Der Mee-Marquet
INTRODUCTION: The colonization of patients by carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) has been associated with heightened mortality, especially in vulnerable individuals within intensive care units (ICUs). Our study aimed to comprehensively assess CPE prevalence among ICU patients across the Mediterranean region pre-COVID-19, conducting a multicenter prevalence study in the first quarter of 2019. METHODS: We collected clinical data and rectal or fecal samples from 256 ICU patients for CPE testing...
2024: Frontiers in Microbiology