Low-­price ChromAgar for CRE screening in HAI Management

• The prevalence of colonization with CRE increased from 32% at ICU admission to 88% at discharge. (N=328 neonates).

• On average, neonates colonized with CRE had 09 days longer hospital
• CRE at admission and HAI at discharge were
• All patients with HAI were colonized with CRE at

• Main pathogenic bateria were pneumoniae & E.coli.
• Local CRE plates are cheaper 05 times vs. commerical
• Low-­price CRE plates are produced in

Training and Research Academic Collaboration Sweden – Vietnam (TRAC)

Presenting Author: M.Sc. Chi Thanh TRAN – sp.thanhtc@ntt.edu.vn / trchithanh@yahoo.com Corresponding Author: Dr. Linus OLSON – linus.olson@ki.se

Project Director: A/Prof.Mattias LARSSON – mattias.larsson@ki.se