Pretransplant fecal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae and infection after liver transplant, France

Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Jun;18(6):908-16. doi: 10.3201/eid1806.110139.

Abstract

Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates (ESBLE) are emerging pathogens that confer resistance to antimicrobial drugs. We conducted a 10-year study in France (January 2001-April 2010) to investigate the incidence of and risk factors for ESBLE infections after liver transplant. Of 710 transplant patients screened preoperatively for ESBLE fecal carriage, 5.5% had ESBLE infection develop within 4 months after surgery; patients with pretransplant ESBLE fecal carriage were more likely to have infection develop than were noncarriers. Typing showed extensive genetic diversity, with a large predominance of CTX-M enzymes. Independent predictors of ESBLE infection were pretransplant fecal carriage, Model for End Stage Liver Disease score >25, and return to surgery. Our results indicate that the influx of preoperatively acquired ESBLE isolates into the hospital outweighs cross-transmission in the epidemiology of ESBLE infections after liver transplant. Transplant candidates should be systematically screened for carriage, and posttransplant infection in carriers should be treated with carbapenems.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carrier State / epidemiology*
  • Carrier State / microbiology
  • Enterobacteriaceae / enzymology
  • Enterobacteriaceae / genetics
  • Escherichia coli / enzymology
  • Escherichia coli / genetics*
  • Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology*
  • Escherichia coli Infections / etiology
  • Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Intraabdominal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Intraabdominal Infections / etiology
  • Intraabdominal Infections / microbiology
  • Liver Diseases / surgery
  • Liver Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Typing
  • Risk Factors
  • Urinary Tract Infections / epidemiology*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / etiology
  • Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology
  • beta-Lactam Resistance*
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics
  • beta-Lactamases / metabolism

Substances

  • beta-lactamase TEM-3
  • beta-Lactamases