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KMID : 1144320210530030546
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감염과 화학요법
2021 Volume.53 No. 3 p.546 ~ p.552
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Antibiotic-Resistant Gram-negative Bacteria Carriage in Healthcare Workers Working in an Intensive Care Unit
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Duong Bich Thuy
Duong Minh Cuong
Campbell James
Nguyen Van Minh Hoang
Nguyen Huu Hien
Bui Thi Bich Hanh
Nguyen Van Vinh Chau
McLaws Mary-Louise
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Abstract
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Little is known about antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) intestinal carriage among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Vietnam. All HCWs at a tertiary intensive care units were asked to undertake weekly rectal swabs. Among 40 participants, 65% (26/40) carried extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL)/AmpC β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli. Two HCWs colonized with ESBL/AmpC β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. One HCW colonized with Acinetobacter baumannii. No one carried Pseudomonas spp.. A quarter (10/40) of HCWs were identified as persistent and frequent carriers. There is an urgent need to screen antibiotic-resistant GNB among HCWs and improve HCWs’ hand hygiene compliance to reduce the transmission of antibiotic-resistant GNB in the hospital.
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KEYWORD
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Antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, Intensive care units, Healthcare workers
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