Colonisation with Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant Enterobacterales and Infection Risk in Surgical Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Elda RighiLuigia ScudellerMassimo MirandolaAlessandro VisentinNico T MuttersMarco MeroiAnna SchwabeAnna ErbogastoGianluca VantiniElizabeth L A CrossMaddalena GiannellaXavier GuiraoEvelina TacconelliPublished in: Infectious diseases and therapy (2023)
Patients colonised with ESCR-E before surgery had increased incidence rates of post-surgical infections and SSIs compared to noncarriers. Our results suggest considering the implementation of pre-surgical screening for detecting ESCR-E colonisation status according to the type of surgery and the local epidemiology.