High Rate of Acquisition but Short Duration of Carriage of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae After Travel to the Tropics

Ruppé, Étienne; Armand-Lefèvre, Laurence; Estellat, Candice; Consigny, Paul‐Henri; El Mniai, Assiya; Boussadia, Yacine; Goujon, Catherine; Ralaimazava, Pascal; Campa, Pauline; Girard, Pierre‐Marie; Wyplosz, Benjamin; Vittecoq, Daniel; Bouchaud, Olivier; Loup, Guillaume; Pialoux, Gilles; Perrier, Marion; Wieder, Ingrid; Moussa, Nabila; Esposito‐Farèse, Marina; Hoffmann, Isabelle; Coignard, B.; Lucet, Jean‐Christophe; Andremont, Antoine; Matheron, Sophie

doi:10.1093/cid/civ333

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High Rate of Acquisition but Short Duration of Carriage of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae After Travel to the Tropics

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Apr 22, 2015

Authors:

Étienne Ruppé

Laurence Armand-Lefèvre

Candice Estellat

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MRE) are widespread in the community, especially in tropical regions. Travelers are at risk of acquiring MRE in these regions, but the precise extent of the problem is not known. METHODS: From February 2012 to April 2013, travelers attending 6 inte...

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Carriage

Feces

Enterobacteriaceae

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