Household acquisition and transmission of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) -producing Enterobacteriaceae after hospital discharge of ESBL-positive index patients

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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine rates and risk factors of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) acquisition and transmission within households after hospital discharge of an ESBL-PE-positive index patient.

METHODS: Two-year prospective cohort study in five European cities. Patients colonized with ESBL-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-Ec) or Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-Kp), and their household contacts were followed up for 4 months after hospital discharge of the index case. At each follow up, participants provided a faecal sample and personal information. ESBL-PE whole-genome sequences were compared using pairwise single nucleotide polymorphism-based analysis.

RESULTS: We enrolled 71 index patients carrying ESBL-Ec (n = 45), ESBL-Kp (n = 20) or both (n = 6), and 102 household contacts. The incidence of any ESBL-PE acquisition among household members initially free of ESBL-PE was 1.9/100 participant-weeks at risk. Nineteen clonally related household transmissions occurred (case to contact: 13; contact to case: 6), with an overall rate of 1.18 transmissions/100 participant-weeks at risk. Most of the acquisition and transmission events occurred within the first 2 months after discharge. The rate of ESBL-Kp household transmission (1.16/100 participant-weeks) was higher than of ESBL-Ec (0.93/100 participant-weeks), whereas more acquisitions were noted for ESBL-Ec (1.06/100 participant-weeks) compared with ESBL-Kp (0.65/100 participant-weeks). Providing assistance for urinary and faecal excretion to the index case by household members increased the risk of ESBL-PE transmission (adjusted prevalence ratio 4.3; 95% CI 1.3-14.1).

CONCLUSIONS: ESBL-PE cases discharged from the hospital are an important source of ESBL-PE transmission within households. Most acquisition and transmission events occurred during the first 2 months after hospital discharge and were causally related to care activities at home, highlighting the importance of hygiene measures in community settings.

CLINICAL STUDY REGISTRATION: German Clinical Trials Register, DRKS-ID: DRKS00013250.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 27(2021), 9 vom: 07. Sept., Seite 1322-1329

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Riccio, Maria E [VerfasserIn]
Verschuuren, Tess [VerfasserIn]
Conzelmann, Nadine [VerfasserIn]
Martak, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Meunier, Alexandre [VerfasserIn]
Salamanca, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Delgado, Mercedes [VerfasserIn]
Guther, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Peter, Silke [VerfasserIn]
Paganini, Julian [VerfasserIn]
Martischang, Romain [VerfasserIn]
Sauser, Julien [VerfasserIn]
de Kraker, Marlieke E A [VerfasserIn]
Cherkaoui, Abdessalam [VerfasserIn]
Fluit, Ad C [VerfasserIn]
Cooper, Ben S [VerfasserIn]
Hocquet, Didier [VerfasserIn]
Kluytmans, Jan A J W [VerfasserIn]
Tacconelli, Evelina [VerfasserIn]
Rodriguez-Baño, Jesús [VerfasserIn]
Harbarth, Stephan [VerfasserIn]
MODERN WP2 study group [VerfasserIn]
Brossier, Caroline [Sonstige Person]
von Dach, Elodie [Sonstige Person]
Renzi, Gesuele [Sonstige Person]
Schrenzel, Jacques [Sonstige Person]
Bunk, Stefanie [Sonstige Person]
Goepel, Siri [Sonstige Person]
Hölzl, Florian [Sonstige Person]
Eib, Michael [Sonstige Person]
Autenrieth, Ingo B [Sonstige Person]
Pascual, Álvaro [Sonstige Person]
Bertrand, Xavier [Sonstige Person]
Scharringa, Jelle [Sonstige Person]
Musicha, Patrick [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Acquisition
Beta-Lactamases
EC 3.5.2.6
Extended-spectrum β-lactamase
Household
Journal Article
Prospective cohort study
Transmission

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.01.2022

Date Revised 07.01.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cmi.2020.12.024

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319850927