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ArticleAntimicrobial resistance and infection control2022

Epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in the Netherlands 2017-2019.

Cornelia C H Wielders, Leo M Schouls, Sjoukje H S Woudt, Daan W Notermans, Antoni P A Hendrickx, Jacinta Bakker, Ed J Kuijper, Annelot F Schoffelen, Sabine C de Greeff, Infectious Diseases Surveillance Information System-Antimicrobial Resistance (ISIS-AR) Study Group and 1 more

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Article in Antimicrobial resistance and infection control, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Cornelia C H WieldersCentre for Infectious Disease Control (CIb), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands. lieke.wielders@rivm.nl.
Leo M SchoulsCentre for Infectious Disease Control (CIb), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Sjoukje H S WoudtCentre for Infectious Disease Control (CIb), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Daan W NotermansCentre for Infectious Disease Control (CIb), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Antoni P A HendrickxCentre for Infectious Disease Control (CIb), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Jacinta BakkerCentre for Infectious Disease Control (CIb), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Ed J KuijperCentre for Infectious Disease Control (CIb), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Annelot F SchoffelenCentre for Infectious Disease Control (CIb), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Sabine C de GreeffCentre for Infectious Disease Control (CIb), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Infectious Diseases Surveillance Information System-Antimicrobial Resistance (ISIS-AR) Study Group
Dutch CPE Surveillance Study Group
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment · NLAmsterdam University Medical Centers · NLLeiden University Medical Center · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Netherlands is currently considered a low endemic country for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE), experiencing only sporadic hospital outbreaks. This study aims to describe susceptibility to carbapenems and the epidemiology of carbapenemase production in Enterobacterales in the Netherlands in 2017-2019.

methodsThree complementary nationwide surveillance systems are in place to monitor carbapenem susceptibility in the Netherlands. Routine antimicrobial susceptibility test results from medical microbiology laboratories were used to study phenotypic susceptibility of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Pathogen surveillance (of all Enterobacterales species) and mandatory notifications were used to describe the characteristics of CPE positive isolates and affected persons.

resultsThe prevalence of isolates with gradient strip test-confirmed elevated meropenem (> 0.25 mg/L) or imipenem (> 1 mg/L) minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) in the Netherlands was very low in 2017-2019, with percentages of 0.06% in E. coli and 0.49% in K. pneumoniae, and carbapenem resistances of 0.02% and 0.18%, respectively. A total of 895 unique species/carbapenemase-encoding allele combinations of CPE from 764 persons were submitted between 2017 and 2019, with the annual number of submissions increasing slightly each year. Epidemiological data was available for 660 persons. Screening because of presumed colonisation risk was the reason for sampling in 70.0% (462/660) of persons. Hospitalization abroad was the most common risk factor, being identified in 45.9% of persons.

conclusionsCarbapenem resistance of E. coli and K. pneumoniae remains low in the Netherlands. The annual number of CPE isolates slightly increased during the period 2017-2019. Recent hospitalization abroad is the main risk factor for acquisition of CPE.

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CarbapenemsEnterobacteriaceae InfectionsBacterial Proteinsbeta-LactamasesEscherichia coliHumansKlebsiella pneumoniaeNetherlandsBacterial Proteinsbeta-LactamasescarbapenemaseCarbapenemsCarbapenemase productionCarbapenem resistanceE. coliEnterobacteralesHospitalizationK. pneumoniaeRisk factorsSurveillanceTravel

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