prevalence

Objective. To investigate the prevalence of carbapenemase-encoding genes carriage in patients at hospital admission. Materials and Methods. The prospective single-center cross-sectional study was performed in Moscow Multidisciplinary Clinical Center «Kommunarka» from 15.09.2022 till 15.08.2023. Adult patients without signs of gastrointestinal, upper and lower respiratory tract infections were included to research at fist 24 hour after hospital admission. Rectal swab and oropharyngeal swab were collected from each patient. Additional lower respiratory tract samples were collected from patients who were undergoing mechanical ventilation.