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Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR GNB) were found to colonise 60.8% (95% confidence interval: 52.3–68.9) of 143 refugee patients mainly from Syria (47), Afghanistan (29), and Somalia (14) admitted to the University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany, between June and December 2015. This percentage exceeds the prevalence of MDR GNB in resident patients four–fold. Healthcare personnel should be aware of this and the need to implement or adapt adequate infection control measures.

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Multidrug-resistant organisms detected in refugee patients admitted to a University Hospital, Germany June‒December 2015
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Claudia+Reinheimer&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Reinheimer Claudia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Volkhard+A.+J.+Kempf&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kempf Volkhard A. J.</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Stephan+G%C3%B6ttig&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Göttig Stephan</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Michael+Hogardt&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hogardt Michael</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Thomas+A.+Wichelhaus&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Wichelhaus Thomas A.</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Fiona+O%E2%80%99Rourke&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">O’Rourke Fiona</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Christian+Brandt&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Brandt Christian</a></span>. Multidrug-resistant organisms detected in refugee patients admitted to a University Hospital, Germany June‒December 2015 . <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2016;21(2):pii=30110. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.2.30110" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.2.30110</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 23 Dec 2015;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 14 Jan 2016 </span> </p>
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