Prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and emergence of high rectal colonization rates of bla OXA-181 -positive isolates in patients admitted to two major hospital intensive care units in Kuwait

摘要

Background Fecal colonization by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) can be the main reservoir for transmission of these resistant organisms especially in the Intensive Care Units (ICUs).