Active screening of CRE in solid organ transplant recipients
Objective To evaluate the effect of active screening of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae
(CRE)together with infection control measures, such as hand hygiene, on prevention of CRE colonization in intensive
care unit(ICU). Methods The active screening of CRE was carried out when patients were transferred or
admitted between August 2017 and October 2017. Results A total number of 79 patients recept active screening,
and positive results were found in 10/47 recipients after liver transplant, 1/1 donor, 3/6 patients after readmission and
1/14 patient after Kidney transplantation, combined pancreatokidney transplantation or non - transplantation surgery.
4/79 negative patients were found positive when they were discharged from ICU. The carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella
pneumoniae(CRKP)and Escherichia coli are dominant among the colonized CRE. Conclusion The colonization
rate of rectal CRE is higher in recipients after liver transplant than others. More attention should be paid to the
prevention and control of CRE in these patients