Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Europe: a survey among national experts from 39 countries, February 2013

C Glasner; B Albiger; G Buist; A Tambić Andrašević; R Cantón; Y Carmeli; A W Friedrich; C G Giske; Y Glupczynski; M Gniadkowski; D M Livermore; P Nordmann; L Poirel; G M Rossolini; H Seifert; A Vatopoulos; T Walsh; N Woodford; T Donker; D L Monnet; H Grundmann; European Survey on Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE) working group

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES2013.18.28.20525

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Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Europe: a survey among national experts from 39 countries, February 2013
C Glasner¹ , B Albiger² , G Buist¹ , A Tambić Andrašević³ , R Cantón^4,5 , Y Carmeli⁶ , A W Friedrich¹ , C G Giske^7,8 , Y Glupczynski⁹ , M Gniadkowski¹⁰ , D M Livermore^11,12 , P Nordmann^13,14 , L Poirel^13,14 , G M Rossolini¹⁵ , H Seifert¹⁶ , A Vatopoulos¹⁷ , T Walsh¹² , N Woodford¹⁸ , T Donker¹ , D L Monnet² , H Grundmann¹ , European Survey on Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE) working group¹⁹
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Affiliations: ¹ Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands ² European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden ³ Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia ⁴ Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain ⁵ Unidad de Resistencia a Antibióticos y Virulencia Bacteriana asociada al Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain ⁶ Division of Epidemiology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre, Tel-Aviv, Israel ⁷ Clinical Microbiology, MTC - Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden ⁸ Swedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control, Solna, Sweden ⁹ National Reference Laboratory for Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring in Gram-negative Bacteria, CHU Mont Godinne, Université Catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium ¹⁰ Department of Molecular Microbiology, National Medicines Institute, Warsaw, Poland ¹¹ Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom ¹² Section of Medical Microbiology IIB, School of Medical Sciences, Cardiff University, Heath Park Hospital, Cardiff, United Kingdom ¹³ INSERM U914 «Emerging Resistance to Antibiotics», Associated National Reference Center for Antibiotic Resistance, Faculté de Médecine et Université Paris-Sud, K. Bicêtre, France ¹⁴ Medical and Molecular Microbiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Fribourg, Switzerland ¹⁵ Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Siena, Siena; Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica, Università di Firenze; SOD Microbiologia e Virologia, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Careggi, Firenze, Italy ¹⁶ Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Cologne University, Cologne, Germany ¹⁷ Department of Microbiology, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece ¹⁸ Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections Reference Unit, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom ¹⁹ The EuSCAPE working group participants are listed at the end of the article

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Citation style for this article: Glasner C, Albiger B, Buist G, Tambić Andrašević A, Cantón R, Carmeli Y, Friedrich A W, Giske C G, Glupczynski Y, Gniadkowski M, Livermore D M, Nordmann P, Poirel L, Rossolini G M, Seifert H, Vatopoulos A, Walsh T, Woodford N, Donker T, Monnet D L, Grundmann H, European Survey on Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE) working group. Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Europe: a survey among national experts from 39 countries, February 2013. Euro Surveill. 2013;18(28):pii=20525. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES2013.18.28.20525 Received: 21 Jun 2013

Abstract

The spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) is a threat to healthcare delivery, although its extent differs substantially from country to country. In February 2013, national experts from 39 European countries were invited to self-assess the current epidemiological situation of CPE in their country. Information about national management of CPE was also reported. The results highlight the urgent need for a coordinated European effort on early diagnosis, active surveillance, and guidance on infection control measures.