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- Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR GNB) colonized 60.8% of 143 refugee patients at a German hospital, significantly higher than the rate in local patients.
- Most of the affected refugees came from Syria, Afghanistan, and Somalia.
- The study emphasizes the importance for healthcare workers to enhance infection control measures in response to this higher colonization rate.
Article Abstract
Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR GNB) were found to colonise 60.8% (95% confidence interval: 52.3-68.9) of 143 refugee patients mainly from Syria (47), Afghanistan (29), and Somalia (14) admitted to the University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany, between June and December 2015. This percentage exceeds the prevalence of MDR GNB in resident patients four-fold. Healthcare personnel should be aware of this and the need to implement or adapt adequate infection control measures.
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