Household carriage and acquisition of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: A systematic review

Romain Martischang, Maria E. Riccio, Mohamed Abbas, Andrew J. Stewardson, Jan A.J.W. Kluytmans, Stephan Harbarth

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Abstract

Objective:The epidemiology of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) has been extensively studied in hospitals, but data on community transmission are scarce. We investigated ESBL-PE cocarriage and acquisition in households using a systematic literature review.Methods:We conducted a systematic literature search to retrieve cross-sectional or cohort studies published between 1990 and 2018 evaluating cocarriage proportions and/or acquisition rates of ESBL-PE among household members, without language restriction. We excluded studies focusing on animal-to-human transmission or conducted in nonhousehold settings. The main outcomes were ESBL-PE cocarriage proportions and acquisition rates, stratified according to phenotypic or genotypic assessment of strain relatedness. Cocarriage proportions of clonally related ESBL-PE were transformed using the double-arcsine method and were pooled using a random-effects model. Potential biases were assessed manually.Results:We included 13 studies. Among 863 household members of ESBL-PE positive index cases, prevalence of ESBL-PE cocarriage ranged from 8% to 37%. Overall, 12% (95% confidence interval [CI], 8%-16%) of subjects had a clonally related strain. Those proportions were higher for Klebsiella pneumoniae (20%-25%) than for Escherichia coli (10%-20%). Acquisition rates of clonally related ESBL-PE among 180 initially ESBL-PE-free household members of a previously identified carrier ranged between 1.56 and 2.03 events per 1,000 person weeks of follow-up. We identified multiple sources of bias and high heterogeneity (I2, 70%) between studies.Conclusions:ESBL-PE household cocarriage is frequent, suggesting intrafamilial acquisition. Further research is needed to evaluate the risk and control of ESBL-PE household transmission.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)286-294
Number of pages9
JournalInfection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Volume41
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2020

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