Prevalence and risk factors for carriage of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a population of Dutch travellers: A cross-sectional study

Maris S Arcilla*, Jarne M Van Hattem, Martin C J Bootsma, Perry J J van Genderen, Abraham Goorhuis, Martin P Grobusch, Corné H W Klaassen, Astrid M Oude Lashof, Constance Schultsz, Ellen E Stobberingh, Menno D de Jong, John Penders, Henri A Verbrugh, Damian C Melles

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: We investigated prevalence and predictive factors for ESBL-E carriage in a population of mostly travellers prior to their travel (n = 2216). In addition, we examined ESBL genotype before travel and compared these to returning travellers.

METHOD: A questionnaire and faecal sample were collected before travel, and a second faecal sample was collected immediately after travel. Faecal samples were analysed for ESBL-E, with genotypic characterization by PCR and sequencing. Risk factors for ESBL-E carriage prior to travel were identified by logistic regression analyses.

RESULTS: Before travel, 136 participants (6.1%) were colonized with ESBL-E. Antibiotic use in the past three months (ORadjusted 2.57; 95% CI 1.59-4.16) and travel outside of Europe in the past year (1.92, 1.28-2.87) were risk factors for ESBL-E colonisation prior to travel. Travel outside of Europe carried the largest attributable risk (39.8%). Prior to travel 31.3% (40/128) of participants carried blaCTX-M 15 and 21.9% (28/128) blaCTX-M 14/18. In returning travellers 633 acquired ESBL-E of who 53.4% (338/633) acquired blaCTX-M 15 and 17.7% (112/633) blaCTX-M 14/18.

CONCLUSION: In our population of Dutch travellers we found a pre-travel ESBL-E prevalence of 6.1%. Prior to travel, previous antibiotic use and travel outside of Europe were the strongest independent predictors for ESBL-E carriage, with travel outside of Europe carrying the largest attributable risk. Our molecular results suggest ESBL genes found in our study population prior to travel were in large part travel related.

Original languageEnglish
Article number101547
Number of pages7
JournalTravel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Volume33
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Keywords

  • ESBL
  • Carriage
  • Community
  • Travel
  • LACTAMASE-PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE
  • ESCHERICHIA-COLI
  • FECAL CARRIAGE
  • COLONIZATION
  • COMMUNITY
  • ANIMALS

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