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- Title
Antibiotic-Resistant Gram-negative Bacteria Carriage in Healthcare Workers Working in an Intensive Care Unit.
- Authors
Bich Thuy Duong; Minh Cuong Duong; Campbell, James; Van Minh Hoang Nguyen; Huu Hien Nguyen; Thi Bich Hanh Bui; Van Vinh Chau Nguyen; McLaws, Mary-Louise
- Abstract
Little is known about antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) intestinal carriage among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Vietnam. All HCWs at a tertiary intensive care units were asked to undertake weekly rectal swabs. Among 40 participants, 65% (26/40) carried extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL)/AmpC β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli. Two HCWs colonized with ESBL/AmpC β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. One HCW colonized with Acinetobacter baumannii. No one carried Pseudomonas spp.. A quarter (10/40) of HCWs were identified as persistent and frequent carriers. There is an urgent need to screen antibiotic-resistant GNB among HCWs and improve HCWs' hand hygiene compliance to reduce the transmission of antibiotic-resistant GNB in the hospital.
- Subjects
VIETNAM; MEDICAL personnel; DRUG resistance in bacteria; INTENSIVE care units; GRAM-negative bacteria; KLEBSIELLA pneumoniae; HAND care &; hygiene
- Publication
Infection & Chemotherapy, 2021, Vol 53, Issue 3, p546
- ISSN
2093-2340
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3947/ic.2021.0040