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Abstract

Background

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainians have been seeking shelter in other European countries.

Aim

We aimed to investigate the prevalence and the molecular epidemiology of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative (MDRGN) bacteria and meticillin-resistant (MRSA) in Ukrainian patients at admittance to the University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany.

Methods

We performed screening and observational analysis of all patients from March until June 2022. Genomes of MDRGN isolates were analysed for antimicrobial resistance, virulence genes and phylogenetic relatedness.

Results

We included 103 patients (median age: 39 ± 23.7 years), 57 of whom were female (55.3%; 95% confidence interval (CI): 45.2–5.1). Patients were most frequently admitted to the Department of Paediatrics (29/103; 28.2%; 95% CI: 19.7–37.9). We found 34 MDRGN isolates in 17 of 103 patients (16.5%; 95% CI: 9.9–25.1). Ten patients carried 21 carbapenem-resistant (CR) bacteria, five of them more than one CR isolate. Four of six patients with war-related injuries carried eight CR isolates. In six of 10 patients, CR isolates caused infections. Genomic characterisation revealed that the CR isolates harboured at least one carbapenemase gene, being the most frequent (n = 10). Core genome and plasmid analysis revealed no epidemiological connection between most of these isolates. Hypervirulence marker genes were found in five of six CR isolates. No MRSA was found.

Conclusion

Hospitals should consider infection control strategies to cover the elevated prevalence of MDRGN bacteria in Ukrainian patients with war-related injuries and/or hospital pre-treatment and to prevent the spread of hypervirulent CR isolates.

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Molecular surveillance of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in Ukrainian patients, Germany, March to June 2022
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Tilman+Schultze&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Schultze Tilman</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Michael+Hogardt&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hogardt Michael</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Erwin+Sanabria+Vel%C3%A1zquez&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Velázquez Erwin Sanabria</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Daniel+Hack&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hack Daniel</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Silke+Besier&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Besier Silke</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Thomas+A+Wichelhaus&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Wichelhaus Thomas A</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ulrich+Rochwalsky&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rochwalsky Ulrich</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Volkhard+AJ+Kempf&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kempf Volkhard AJ</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Claudia+Reinheimer&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Reinheimer Claudia</a></span>. Molecular surveillance of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in Ukrainian patients, Germany, March to June 2022. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2023;28(1):pii=2200850. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.1.2200850" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.1.2200850</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 28 Oct 2022;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 16 Dec 2022 </span> </p>
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