Risk Factors for Gastrointestinal Colonization and Acquisition of Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria among Patients in Intensive Care Units in Thailand

Abstract

(1 case) isolates from other patients who were admitted during the same period of time. This is the first Indochinese study screening patients, examining patients for the carriage of CR-GNB, and further demonstrating the transfer of CR-GNB isolates in ICUs. Our study suggests that effective infection control measures are required to limit the spread of CR-GNB within hospitals.