Enterococci, Clostridium difficile and ESBL-producing bacteria: epidemiology, clinical impact and prevention in ICU patients
Most hospital-acquired infections arise from colonising bacteria. Intensive care patients and immunocompromised individuals are at highest risk for microbial invasion and subsequent infection due to multiple invasive procedures in addition to frequent application of chemotherapeutics and presence...
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| author | Jan A. Sidler Manuel Battegay Sarah Tschudin-Sutter Andreas F. Widmer Maja Weisser |
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Most hospital-acquired infections arise from colonising bacteria. Intensive care patients and immunocompromised individuals are at highest risk for microbial invasion and subsequent infection due to multiple invasive procedures in addition to frequent application of chemotherapeutics and presence of poor microperfusion leading to mucosal disruption. In this narrative review, we summarise the literature on bacterial colonisation in intensive care patients, in particular the epidemiology, the clinical impact and respective infection control strategies of three pathogens, i.e., Enterococcusspp., extended-spectrum ß-lactamase producing gram-negative bacteria and Clostridium difficile, which have evolved from commensals to a public health concern today.
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| spelling | doaj.art-d8f314e45b2a4ea5895495df8a4223f42022-12-22T03:03:51ZengSMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW)Swiss Medical Weekly1424-39972014-09-01144394010.4414/smw.2014.14009Enterococci, Clostridium difficile and ESBL-producing bacteria: epidemiology, clinical impact and prevention in ICU patientsJan A. SidlerManuel BattegaySarah Tschudin-SutterAndreas F. WidmerMaja Weisser Most hospital-acquired infections arise from colonising bacteria. Intensive care patients and immunocompromised individuals are at highest risk for microbial invasion and subsequent infection due to multiple invasive procedures in addition to frequent application of chemotherapeutics and presence of poor microperfusion leading to mucosal disruption. In this narrative review, we summarise the literature on bacterial colonisation in intensive care patients, in particular the epidemiology, the clinical impact and respective infection control strategies of three pathogens, i.e., Enterococcusspp., extended-spectrum ß-lactamase producing gram-negative bacteria and Clostridium difficile, which have evolved from commensals to a public health concern today. https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1917intensive care unitInfectionoutcomeClostridium difficilecolonizationEnterococcus |
| spellingShingle | Jan A. Sidler Manuel Battegay Sarah Tschudin-Sutter Andreas F. Widmer Maja Weisser Enterococci, Clostridium difficile and ESBL-producing bacteria: epidemiology, clinical impact and prevention in ICU patients Swiss Medical Weekly intensive care unit Infection outcome Clostridium difficile colonization Enterococcus |
| title | Enterococci, Clostridium difficile and ESBL-producing bacteria: epidemiology, clinical impact and prevention in ICU patients |
| title_full | Enterococci, Clostridium difficile and ESBL-producing bacteria: epidemiology, clinical impact and prevention in ICU patients |
| title_fullStr | Enterococci, Clostridium difficile and ESBL-producing bacteria: epidemiology, clinical impact and prevention in ICU patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enterococci, Clostridium difficile and ESBL-producing bacteria: epidemiology, clinical impact and prevention in ICU patients |
| title_short | Enterococci, Clostridium difficile and ESBL-producing bacteria: epidemiology, clinical impact and prevention in ICU patients |
| title_sort | enterococci clostridium difficile and esbl producing bacteria epidemiology clinical impact and prevention in icu patients |
| topic | intensive care unit Infection outcome Clostridium difficile colonization Enterococcus |
| url | https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1917 |
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