IDWeek Commentary | Dr. Yonghong Xiao: Intestinal colonization with MDRO, horizontal transmission and risk for bloodstream infection
Bacterial drug resistance is a significant challenge in the global public health field. Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), represented by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA), and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), exhibit high resistance and rapid transmission. Previous studies have established a close relationship between intestinal CRE colonization and infection, but the relationship between intestinal colonization and infection of other MDROs remains to be clarified. In a recent oral presentation at the 2023 Infectious Diseases Week (IDWeek 2023), a researcher reported a study on the relationship between MDRO intestinal colonization and the risk of bloodstream infection (BSI). Dr. Yonghong Xiao, from the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, provides an introduction and commentary on this research.