Titre
French recommendations for the prevention of ’emerging extensively drug-resistant bacteria’ (eXDR) cross-transmission
Type
article
Institution
Externe
Périodique
Auteur(s)
Lepelletier, D.
Auteure/Auteur
Berthelot, P.
Auteure/Auteur
Lucet, J. C.
Auteure/Auteur
Fournier, S.
Auteure/Auteur
Jarlier, V.
Auteure/Auteur
Grandbastien, B.
Auteure/Auteur
Liens vers les personnes
ISSN
0195-6701
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2015-07
Volume
90
Numéro
3
Première page
186
Dernière page/numéro d’article
95
Langue
anglais
Résumé
Controlling the spread of multi- or extensively drug-resistant bacteria (MDR or XDR) includes a dual strategy for reducing antibiotic prescriptions and preventing their spread from patient carriers. Standard precautions are applicable to all health professionals caring for any patients; additional barrier precautions (isolation) are recommended for patients carrying transmissible infectious diseases or MDR bacteria in sporadic or epidemic situations. Moreover, additional precautions may be required for populations at particular risk of infection or colonization by emerging XDR (eXDR), defined in our country as carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae and vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Our ability to detect and identify eXDR carriers early and ensure their follow-up, through effective communication between all those involved, is a significant challenge for controlling their spread. Thus, the French High Committee for Public Health has updated and standardized all French existing recommendations concerning the prevention of the cross-transmission of these bacteria, and these recommendations are summarized in this review. The recommendations are based on scientific and operational knowledge up to 2013. Different preventive strategies are recommended for patients found to be carrying eXDR and those who are considered to be at risk of having eXDR because of a history of contact. The local context, the experience of the infection control team, the different times at which detection of eXDR takes place (during admission, hospitalization, etc.) and the epidemiological situation (sporadic cases, clusters, outbreaks, widespread epidemic) must be included in risk assessments that in turn inform the control measures that should be applied in each clinical circumstance.
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