Abstract
Infections by antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria represent a major global health threat, with a high mortality burden worldwide associated with multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB).[1, 2] Asymptomatic carriage of bacteria resistant to traditional antibiotics, detected through both culture-based and molecular methods, is thought to be a significant risk factor for the development of infections in colonized individuals.[3] Gastrointestinal colonization with extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E) and/or carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are of special concern due to diminishing therapeutic options and associated higher mortality.[4]