External validation of the ICU-CARB score to predict carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria carriage in critically ill patients upon ICU admission: a multicenter analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recognition of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria (CR-GNB) carriage is frequently delayed, which increases the risk of subsequent infection and transmission. Previously, we developed a scoring system to identify CR-GNB carriage upon intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Although the ICU-CARB score showed satisfactory performance, it has not been externally validated. In this study, therefore, we externally validated the ICU-CARB score.

Methods

In the previous article, we introduced a risk-scoring system that incorporated seven key variables: neurological disease, high-risk department history, length of stay ≥ 14 days, ICU history, invasive mechanical ventilation, gastrointestinal tube placement, and carbapenem usage. To externally validate the ICU-CARB sco

SUBMITTER: Wu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11657784 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature