Clinical Impact of Colonization with Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in Critically Ill Patients Admitted for Severe Trauma.

ABSTRACT: Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) have raised concerns as common, frequent etiologic agents of nosocomial infections, and patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) present the highest risk for colonization and infection. The incidence of colonization and infection in trauma patients remains poorly investigated. The aim of this study was to assess the risk factors for Carbapenem-resistant (CR)-GNB colonization and the clinical impact of colonization acquisition in patients with severe trauma admitted to the ICU in a CR-GNB hyperendemic country. This is a retrospective observational study; clinical and laboratory data were extracted from the nosocomial infection surveillance system database. Among 54 severe trauma patients enrolled in the study, 28 patients were c

SUBMITTER: Ceccarelli G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9695038 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature