Predicting probability of perirectal colonization with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and other carbapenem-resistant organisms (CROs) at hospital unit admission.
Katherine E GoodmanPatricia J SimnerEili Y KleinAbida Q KazmiAvinash GadalaMatthew F ToerperScott LevinPranita D TammaClare RockSara E CosgroveLisa L MaragakisAaron M Milstonenull nullPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2019)
In this inpatient population, CRO carriage was infrequent but was higher than previously published estimates. Despite including many variables associated with CRO/CPO carriage, models poorly predicted colonization status, likely due to significant host and organism heterogeneity.