Objectives Superinfections in patients hospitalized in intensive care unit (ICU) are an
important and challenging complication, also in COVID-19. However, no definitive data are …

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of superinfections in intensive
care units (ICUs) has progressively increased, especially carbapenem-resistant …

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the drivers of multidrug-resistant (MDR)
bacterial infection development in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its impact on …

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated an overuse of antimicrobials in critically ill patients.
Acinetobacter baumannii frequently causes nosocomial infections, particularly in intensive …

The COVID-19 pandemic may have had an effect on antimicrobial resistance. We compared
the prevalence of ESKAPE multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections in COVID-19 …

Introduction We evaluated the prevalence, aetiologies and antibiotic resistance patterns of
bacterial infections in hospitalized patients with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2. We also …

Two mutually related pandemics are ongoing worldwide: the COVID-19 and antimicrobial
resistance pandemics. This study aims to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on multi-drug …

Introduction. It is known that bacterial infections represent a common complication during
viral respiratory tract infections such as influenza, with a concomitant increase in morbidity …

Background Acinetobacter baumannii infection is a serious public health problem because it
is highly resistant to antimicrobial therapy and causes a high fatality rate in critically ill …

2. Wee LE, Conceicao EP, Tan JY, et al. Unintended consequences of infection prevention
and control measures during COVID-19 pandemic. Am J Infect Control 2020. doi: 10.1016/j …