We read with interest the article on the faecal carriage of NDM-1 Enterobacteriaceae from patients in a military hospital in Pakistan,1 implying the potential for spread in the community. At a tertiary care centre in Mumbai, we screened for the presence of carbapenem resistance over a 6 month period (January to June 2011) by examining 1000 consecutive faecal samples from healthy individuals (not patients) reporting for routine health screening. This study was ethically approved by the National Health and Education Society, P. D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre.
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