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 Tacconelli

Published 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.

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