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Carrier prevalence and risk factors for colonisation of multiresistant bacteria in Danish emergency departments: a cross-sectional survey.
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Antibiotic Resistance in Danish Emergency Departments. Prevalence, Risk Factors and Definition of Risk Groups.
Optimal Collection of Specimens of the Lower Respiratory Tract
The Effect of a Point-of-care Sputum Specimen Assay on Antibiotic Treatment of Patients Admitted Acutely With Suspected Pneumonia: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
A Descriptive Study of Patients Suspected With Infection in the Emergency Department, With a Special Focus on Infection With Unknown Origin.
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- Association of antimicrobial use and incidence of hospital-acquired pneumonia in critically ill trauma patients with pulmonary contusion: an observational study.Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)Observational
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15 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study was to describe the carrier prevalence and demographic variation of four different multiresistant bacteria (MRB) among acute patients in Danish emergency departments (EDs): methicillin-resistant
designMulticentre descriptive and analytic cross-sectional survey.
settingEight EDs and four clinical microbiology departments in Denmark.
participantsAdults visiting the ED.
main outcome measuresSwabs from nose, throat and rectum were collected and analysed for MRSA, ESBL, VRE and CPE. The primary outcome was the prevalence of MRB carriage, and secondary outcomes relation to risk factors among ED patients.
resultsWe included 5117 patients in the study. Median age was 68 years (54-77) and gender was equally distributed. In total, 266 (5.2%, 95% CI 4.6 to 5.8) were colonised with at least one MRB. No significant difference was observed between male and female patients, between age groups and between university and regional hospitals. Only 5 of the 266 patients with MRB were colonised with two of the included bacteria and none with more than two. CPE prevalence was 0.1% (95% CI 0.0 to 0.2), MRSA prevalence was 0.3% (95% CI 0.2 to 0.5), VRE prevalence was 0.4% (95% CI 0.3 to 0.6) and ESBL prevalence was 4.5% (95% CI 3.9 to 5.1). Risk factors for MRB carriage were previous antibiotic treatment, previous hospital stay, having chronic respiratory infections, use of urinary catheter and travel to Asia, Oceania or Africa.
conclusionEvery 20th patient arriving to a Danish ED brings MRB to the hospital. ESBL is the most common MRB in the ED. The main risk factors for MRB carriage are recent antibiotic use and travel abroad. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT03352167;Post-results.
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