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High Prevalence of Infectious Diseases and Drug-Resistant Microorganisms in Asylum Seekers Admitted to Hospital; No Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae until September 2015.
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- Active and latent tuberculosis in refugees and asylum seekers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
- Antimicrobial resistance among migrants in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2018Pooled it
- Increasing prevalence of infectious diseases in asylum seekers at a tertiary care hospital in Switzerland.PloS one · 2017Trial
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Migration: Interrelation Between Two Hot Topics in Global Health.Annals of global health · 2025Review
- Communicable Diseases Prevalence among Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Infectious disease reports · 2023Review
- Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance and Infectious Diseases in a Hospitalised Migrant Population in Paris, France, a Retrospective Study.International journal of public health · 2022Article
- Catch-22: War, Refugees, COVID-19, and the Scourge of Antimicrobial Resistance.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Analysis of Refugee Children Hospitalized in a Tertiary Pediatric Hospital.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2021Article
- Motives, experiences and psychological strain in medical students engaged in refugee care in a reception center- a mixed-methods approach.BMC medical education · 2019Article
- Medical Clerkship in a State Registration and Reception Center for Forced Migrants in Germany: Students' Experiences, Teachable Moments, and Psychological Burden.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- No evidence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in stool samples of 1,544 asylum seekers arriving in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, April 2016 to March, 2017.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2019Article
- Methicillin-ResistantThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2019Article
- Prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms in refugee patients admitted to a German university hospital depending on duration of stay in Germany.GMS hygiene and infection control · 2019Article
- High rates of meticillin-resistantEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2018Article
- Notifiable infectious diseases in refugees and asylum seekers: experience from a major reception center in Munich, Germany.Infection · 2018Article
- Clinical assessment is a neglected component of outbreak preparedness: evidence from refugee camps in Greece.BMC medicine · 2018Article
- The spectrum of care for pediatric refugees and asylum seekers at a tertiary health care facility in Switzerland in 2015.European journal of pediatrics · 2017Article
- Prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms in refugee patients, medical tourists and domestic patients admitted to a German university hospital.BMC infectious diseases · 2017Article
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- Multidrug-resistant organisms in refugees: prevalences and impact on infection control in hospitals.GMS hygiene and infection control · 2016Article
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Abstract
introductionThe current refugee crisis emphasizes the need for information on infectious diseases and resistant microorganisms in asylum seekers with possible consequences for public health and infection control.
methodsWe collected data from asylum seekers admitted to our university hospital or who presented at the Emergency Department (n = 273). We collected general and demographic characteristics including country of origin, the reason of presentation, and the screening results of multi-drug resistant organisms.
results67% of the patients were male with a median age of the study group of 24 years (IQR 15-33); 48% of the patients had an infectious disease-predominantly malaria with P. vivax or tuberculosis. Patients also reported with diseases which are less common-e.g. leishmaniasis, or even conditions rarely diagnosed in Europe-e.g. louse borne relapsing fever. A carriage rate of 31% for multi-drug resistant microorganisms (MDRO) was observed, with ESBL-expressing E.coli (n = 20) being the most common MDRO. No carriage of Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae was found.
conclusionThe 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.
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