Some authors claim that strict contact precautions might be more appropriate and cost-effective than systematic MDRB screening. Nevertheless, ESBL colonization rate in paediatric cardiac surgery patients is still rela- tively low, allowing the prevention of infection through systematic screening. This ...
Background: Currently, contact precautions are recommended for patients colonized or infected with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBLPE). Recent studies have challenged this strategy. This study aimed to assess the rate of ESBL-PE faecal carriage among hospitalized patients...
Hence, the detection of MDR strains in the present study serves as a crucial warning, highlighting the necessity for implementing specific hygiene precautions. The resistance spectrum of identified bacterial strains, as well as the detected resistance-encoding genes, was found to be similar to those...