1. Acquisition of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae by healthy travellers to India, France, February 2012 to March 2013.
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Ruppé E, Armand-Lefèvre L, Estellat C, El-Mniai A, Boussadia Y, Consigny PH, Girard PM, Vittecoq D, Bouchaud O, Pialoux G, Esposito-Farèse M, Coignard B, Lucet JC, Andremont A, and Matheron S
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- Adult, Enterobacteriaceae drug effects, Enterobacteriaceae enzymology, Enterobacteriaceae genetics, Enterobacteriaceae Infections microbiology, Feces microbiology, Female, France, Humans, India, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Bacterial Proteins metabolism, Enterobacteriaceae isolation & purification, Enterobacteriaceae Infections diagnosis, Travel, beta-Lactamases metabolism
- Abstract
Healthy travellers to countries where carbapenemases-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) are endemic might be at risk for their acquisition, even without contact with the local healthcare system. Here, we report the acquisition of CPE (two OXA-181, one New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1 (NDM-1)) in three healthy travellers returning from India. The duration of CPE intestinal carriage was less than one month. The results indicate that healthy travellers recently returning from India might be considered as at risk for CPE carriage.
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- 2014
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