Beta Lactam Resistant Bacterial Infection (Disorder)
Conditions
Brief summary
During one month, from 1st to 30th November 2016, all patients admitted in one of the medical Dpt of our Hospital (Internal Medicine Dpt, Endocrinology, ICU) will be screened for multi-drug resistant bacteria carriage (after written consent). They will answer to a questionnaire about previous travel in a foreign country during the previous year, hospitalization or not during this travel.
Detailed description
During one month, from 1st to 30th November 2016, all patients admitted in one of the medical Dpt of our Hospital (Internal Medicine Dpt, Endocrinology, ICU) will be screened for multi-drug resistant bacteria carriage (after written consent), regardless a travel in a foreign country during the past year, or not. They will answer to a questionnaire about previous travel in a foreign country during the previous year, hospitalization or not during this travel. The aim of the study will be to compare the rate of carriage of multi-drug resistant bacteria among previous travelers, or not.
Interventions
BIOLOGICALrectal swab for Multi-Drug resistant bacteria
A rectal swab will be performed at admission of patients to look for intestinal carriage of Multi-Drug resistant bacteria
Sponsors
Hopital Lariboisière
Study design
Observational model
ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* All patients admitted in one of the medical Dpt of our Hospital who have travelled in a foreign country during the previous year
Exclusion criteria
* patients who were unable to give written consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Drug Resistant bacteria carriage rate | At admission in our Hospital | Multi-Drug Resistant bacteria carriage assessed by rectal swab |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed