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KMID : 1141420220270010043
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Korean Journal of Healthcare-associated Infection Control Prevention
2022 Volume.27 No. 1 p.43 ~ p.50
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Outbreak of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in a Long-term Acute Care Facility in the Republic of Korea
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Jung Sun-Wha
Park Sang-Shin
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Abstract
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Background: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) emerged in a long-term acute care hospital in 2017. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the reasons for the occurrence of the CRE epidemic, the risk of infection, its spread, and the effects of interventions.
Methods: A total of 149 patients were hospitalised in a long-term acute care hospital, and 15 of 39 patients in the same ward tested positive. A retrospective cohort study was conducted on all patients (n=39) who were hospitalised in the same ward.
Results: The incidence rates of CRE were 50.0% for the intensive care unit, 2.8% for each general ward, and 10.0% for the entire hospital, with a case fatality rate of 53.3%. The risk factors for its spread included antibiotic use (relative risk [RR]=18.12; 95% confidence interval [CI]=2.64-124.5), ventilator use (RR=3.95; 95% CI=1.53-10.22), decubitus (RR=15.56; 95% CI=2.27-106.8), use of tracheostomy tube (RR=2.75; 95% CI=1.06-7.12), and hemodialysis (RR=2.43; 95% CI=1.21-4.89).
Conclusion: Both the incidence and case fatality rates of CRE were increased when it emerged in a long-term acute care hospital. The risk factors for its spread included antibiotic use, decubitus, tracheostomy, ventilator use, and dialysis. Interventions, including intensive infection monitoring, were effective in preventing the spread and relapse of CRE epidemics.
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KEYWORD
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Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), Long-term acute care hospital, Outbreak
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