Increased Risk of Acquisition of New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (NDM-CRE) among a Cohort of COVID-19 Patients in a Teaching Hospital in Tuscany, Italy

Andrea Davide Porretta; Angelo Baggiani; Guglielmo Arzilli; Virginia Casigliani; Tommaso Mariotti; Francesco Mariottini; Giuditta Scardina; Daniele Sironi; Michele Totaro; Simona Barnini; Gaetano Pierpaolo Privitera

doi:10.3390/pathogens9080635

Pathogens (Aug 2020)

Increased Risk of Acquisition of New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (NDM-CRE) among a Cohort of COVID-19 Patients in a Teaching Hospital in Tuscany, Italy

Andrea Davide Porretta,
Angelo Baggiani,
Guglielmo Arzilli,
Virginia Casigliani,
Tommaso Mariotti,
Francesco Mariottini,
Giuditta Scardina,
Daniele Sironi,
Michele Totaro,
Simona Barnini,
Gaetano Pierpaolo Privitera

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Andrea Davide Porretta: Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy
Angelo Baggiani: Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy
Guglielmo Arzilli: Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy
Virginia Casigliani: Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy
Tommaso Mariotti: Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy
Francesco Mariottini: Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy
Giuditta Scardina: Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy
Daniele Sironi: Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy
Michele Totaro: Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy
Simona Barnini: Bacteriology Unit, University Hospital of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy
Gaetano Pierpaolo Privitera: Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9080635
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 8
p. 635

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We describe the epidemiology of New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (NDM-CRE) colonization/infection in a cohort of COVID-19 patients in an Italian teaching hospital. These patients had an increased risk of NDM-CRE acquisition versus the usual patients (75.9 vs. 25.3 cases/10,000 patient days). The co-infection significantly increased the duration of hospital stay (32.9 vs. 15.8 days).

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ISSN: 2076-0817 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine
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