National point prevalence study on carriage of multidrug-resistant microorganisms in Dutch long-term care facilities in 2018.

Esther Van KleefCornelia C H WieldersLeo M SchoulsSabiena G FeenstraCees M P M HertoghMarc J M BontenYolanda van WeertAlma TostmannMariken van der LubbenSabine C de Greeffnull null

Published in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2021)

The estimated prevalence of ESBL-E rectal carriage in Dutch LTCFs is 8.3% and resistance is observed mainly in E. coli with predominance of blaCTX-M-15 and blaCTX-M-27. ESBL-E prevalence in LTCFs seems comparable to previously reported prevalence in hospitals and the general population.

Keyphrases

risk factors
escherichia coli
klebsiella pneumoniae
multidrug resistant
long term care
healthcare
rectal cancer
acinetobacter baumannii