The spread of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CPKP) is a challenging public health threat. Early identification and isolation of infected patients and carriers are key measures of control. This study describes a CPKP screening strategy in a tertiary Italian hospital. During the five-month study period, 1687 patients were screened by rectal swabs. Of these, 65 (3.9%) tested positive for CPKP; 5.1% of case contacts tested positive. Screening case contacts appears to be the essential surveillance component for detecting asymptomatic carriers of CPKP. The added value of selective CPKP screening on hospital admission depends on the frequency of carriers among incoming patients. (C) 2012 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Elisabeth TweeSteden Hosp, Lab Med Microbiol & Immunol, Tilburg, Netherlands
Amphia Hosp, Dept Infect Control, Breda, NetherlandsElisabeth TweeSteden Hosp, Lab Med Microbiol & Immunol, Tilburg, Netherlands
Stohr, Joep J. J. M.
Verweij, Jaco J.
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Elisabeth TweeSteden Hosp, Lab Med Microbiol & Immunol, Tilburg, NetherlandsElisabeth TweeSteden Hosp, Lab Med Microbiol & Immunol, Tilburg, Netherlands
Verweij, Jaco J.
Buiting, Anton G. M.
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Elisabeth TweeSteden Hosp, Lab Med Microbiol & Immunol, Tilburg, NetherlandsElisabeth TweeSteden Hosp, Lab Med Microbiol & Immunol, Tilburg, Netherlands
Buiting, Anton G. M.
Rossen, John W. A.
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Univ Groningen, Univ Med Ctr Groningen, Dept Med Microbiol & Infect Prevent, Groningen, Netherlands
Univ Utah, Sch Med, Dept Pathol, Salt Lake City, UT USAElisabeth TweeSteden Hosp, Lab Med Microbiol & Immunol, Tilburg, Netherlands
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Natl Def Med Ctr, Triserv Gen Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis & Trop Med, Taipei, Taiwan
Natl Def Med Ctr, Grad Inst Med Sci, Taipei, TaiwanNatl Def Med Ctr, Triserv Gen Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis & Trop Med, Taipei, Taiwan
Chiu, Sheng-Kang
Ma, Ling
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Natl Hlth Res Inst, Inst Infect Dis & Vaccinol, Miaoli, TaiwanNatl Def Med Ctr, Triserv Gen Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis & Trop Med, Taipei, Taiwan
Ma, Ling
Chan, Ming-Chin
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Natl Def Med Ctr, Triserv Gen Hosp, Infect Control Off, Taipei, TaiwanNatl Def Med Ctr, Triserv Gen Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis & Trop Med, Taipei, Taiwan
Chan, Ming-Chin
Fung, Chang-Phone
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Sijhih Cathy Gen Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis, New Taipei, TaiwanNatl Def Med Ctr, Triserv Gen Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis & Trop Med, Taipei, Taiwan
Fung, Chang-Phone
Wu, Tsu-Lan
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Chang Gung Mem Hosp, Dept Lab Med, Taoyuan, TaiwanNatl Def Med Ctr, Triserv Gen Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis & Trop Med, Taipei, Taiwan
Wu, Tsu-Lan
Chuang, Yin-Ching
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Chi Mei Med Ctr, Dept Med Res, Tainan, TaiwanNatl Def Med Ctr, Triserv Gen Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis & Trop Med, Taipei, Taiwan
Chuang, Yin-Ching
Lu, Po-Liang
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Kaohsiung Med Univ Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Kaohsiung, TaiwanNatl Def Med Ctr, Triserv Gen Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis & Trop Med, Taipei, Taiwan
Lu, Po-Liang
Wang, Jann-Tay
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Natl Taiwan Univ Hosp, Dept Med, Div Infect Dis, Taipei, TaiwanNatl Def Med Ctr, Triserv Gen Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis & Trop Med, Taipei, Taiwan
Wang, Jann-Tay
Lin, Jung-Chung
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Natl Def Med Ctr, Triserv Gen Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis & Trop Med, Taipei, TaiwanNatl Def Med Ctr, Triserv Gen Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis & Trop Med, Taipei, Taiwan
Lin, Jung-Chung
Yeh, Kuo-Ming
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Natl Def Med Ctr, Triserv Gen Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis & Trop Med, Taipei, TaiwanNatl Def Med Ctr, Triserv Gen Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis & Trop Med, Taipei, Taiwan
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Eastern Virginia Med Sch, Norfolk, VA 23501 USAEastern Virginia Med Sch, Norfolk, VA 23501 USA
Walker, Christopher D.
Shankaran, Shivanjali
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Eastern Virginia Med Sch, Div Infect Dis, Dept Internal Med, 825 Fairfax Ave,Ste 410, Norfolk, VA 23507 USAEastern Virginia Med Sch, Norfolk, VA 23501 USA