High Prevalence of Infectious Diseases and Drug-Resistant Microorganisms in Asylum Seekers Admitted to Hospital; No Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae until September 2015.

Sofanne J RavensbergenMariëtte LokateDarren CornishEveline KloezeAlewijn OttAlex W FriedrichRob van HestOnno W AkkermanWiel C de LangeTjip S van der WerfErik BathoornYmkje Stienstra

Published in: PloS one (2016)

The current refugee crisis in Europe challenges hospitals to quickly identify and respond to communicable diseases and the carriage of MDRO. A rapid response is necessary to optimize the treatment of infectious diseases amongst asylum seekers to maximize infection control.

Keyphrases

infectious diseases
drug resistant
multidrug resistant
acinetobacter baumannii
klebsiella pneumoniae
gram negative
healthcare
pseudomonas aeruginosa
public health
emergency department
combination therapy
adverse drug
loop mediated isothermal amplification
quantum dots
sensitive detection