[HTML][HTML] Preventing multidrug-resistant bacterial transmission in the intensive care unit with a comprehensive approach: a policymaking manual

G Schinas, E Polyzou, N Spernovasilis, C Gogos… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Patients referred to intensive care units (ICU) commonly contract infections caused by
multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, which are typically linked to complications and high …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic resistance in paediatric febrile urinary tract infections

S Esposito, G Biasucci, A Pasini, B Predieri… - Journal of global …, 2022 - Elsevier
Febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) is currently considered the most frequent cause of serious
bacterial illness in children in the first 2 years of life. UTI in paediatrics can irreversibly …

[HTML][HTML] Retrospective 8-year study on the antibiotic resistance of uropathogens in children hospitalised for urinary tract infection in the Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy

S Esposito, G Maglietta, M Di Costanzo, M Ceccoli… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The development and spread of antibiotic resistance is an increasingly important global
public health problem, even in paediatric urinary tract infection (UTI). In light of the variability …

[HTML][HTML] High prevalence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria carriage in children screened prospectively for multidrug resistant organisms at admission to a …

S Najem, D Eick, J Boettcher, A Aigner… - …, 2022 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Increasing resistance to antibiotics poses medical challenges worldwide.
Prospective data on carriage prevalence of multidrug resistant organisms (MDRO) in …

Infection control measures against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in children and neonates

T Karampatakis, K Tsergouli, E Roilides - Future Microbiology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The increase in infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria in
neonatal and pediatric intensive care units over recent years is alarming. MDR Klebsiella …

[HTML][HTML] New antimicrobials for the treatment of neonatal sepsis caused by multi-drug-resistant bacteria: a systematic review

C Poggi, C Dani - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Infections by multi-drug-resistant (MDR) organisms are sharply increasing in
newborns worldwide. In low and middle-income countries, a disproportionate amount of …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of Colonization with Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria: Results of a 5-Year Active Surveillance in Patients Attending a Teaching Hospital

A Quirino, C Cicino, GGM Scarlata, N Marascio… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) requires comprehensive efforts, such as
screening to identify patients colonized by multidrug-resistant microorganisms (MDROs) …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular Epidemiological Investigation and Management of Outbreak Caused by Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Neonatal Intensive …

JJ Woon, A Ahmad Kamar, CSJ Teh, N Idris, R Zhazali… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The present study describes an epidemiological investigation into a carbapenem-resistant
Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) outbreak, which had occurred in a neonatal intensive care …

Next steps for health care-associated infections in the neonatal intensive care unit

SS Brachio, W Gu, L Saiman - Clinics In Perinatology, 2023 - perinatology.theclinics.com
Infection prevention and control (IP&C) strategies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
are essential to protecting neonates, who are uniquely susceptible to health care-associated …

[HTML][HTML] Should perirectal swab culture be performed in cases admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit? Lessons learned from the neonatal intensive care unit

A Orman, Y Celik, G Evik, G Ersöz, N Kuyucu… - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
Serial perirectal swabs are used to identify colonization of multidrug-resistant bacteria and
prevent spread. The purpose of this study was to determine colonization with carbapenem …