Acquisition and Long-term Carriage of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in US International Travelers.

Authors

Colin J Worby
Ashlee M Earl
Sarah E Turbett
Margaret Becker
Sowmya R Rao
Elizabeth Oliver
Allison Taylor Walker
Maroya Walters
Paul Kelly
Daniel T Leung
Mark Knouse MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Stefan H F Hagmann
Edward T Ryan
Regina C LaRocque

Publication/Presentation Date

12-1-2020

Abstract

We performed prospective screening of stool for multidrug-resistant organisms from 608 US international travelers and identified an acquisition rate of 38% following travel. Carriage rates remained significantly elevated for at least 6 months post-travel. Travel-related diarrhea was a risk factor for acquisition, as well as for long-term carriage upon return.

Volume

7

Issue

12

First Page

543

Last Page

543

ISSN

2328-8957

Published In/Presented At

Worby, C. J., Earl, A. M., Turbett, S. E., Becker, M., Rao, S. R., Oliver, E., Taylor Walker, A., Walters, M., Kelly, P., Leung, D. T., Knouse, M., Hagmann, S., Ryan, E. T., & LaRocque, R. C. (2020). Acquisition and Long-term Carriage of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in US International Travelers. Open forum infectious diseases, 7(12), ofaa543. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa543

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

33409326

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article