High Rate of Multidrug‐Resistant Gram‐Negative Bacilli Carriage and Infection in Hospitalized Returning Travelers: A Cross‐Sectional Cohort Study

ConclusionsThe 10‐fold higher prevalence rate of MDR‐GNB in travelers raises the issues of systematic screening of all travelers, and of the choice of first line antibiotic therapy when treating urinary tract infections in travelers, especially those VFR, migrants, and those returning from Asia.

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Source: Journal of Travel Medicine - May 1, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Loïc Epelboin, Jérôme Robert, Ellina Tsyrina‐Kouyoumdjian, Sonia Laouira, Vanina Meyssonnier, Eric Caumes, Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

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