Surveillance of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli in perianal swab samples

Gül Çalışkan; Hale Eren; Funda Aslan; Nergis Tezgeç; Habibe İmer; Esma Souleiman; Ülkü Tüzemen; Uğur Önal; Esra Kazak; Yasemin Heper; Emel Yılmaz; Cüneyt Özakın; Halis Akalın

doi:10.1017/ice.2024.60

Surveillance of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli in perianal swab samples

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Apr 12:1-4. doi: 10.1017/ice.2024.60. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine, Infection Control Committee, Infection Control Nurse, Bursa Uludağ University, Bursa, Türkiye.
² Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Bursa Uludağ University, Bursa, Türkiye.
³ Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bursa Uludağ University, Bursa, Türkiye.

PMID: 38606594
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.60

Abstract

Our study aimed to detect carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) and/or carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli in perianal swab samples, exploring their link to bloodstream infections (BSIs) in a tertiary-care university hospital. CRKP-related BSIs ranged from 3.7% to 9.58%, emphasizing the need to understand local risk factors for effective infection control.