Hospital-acquired infections due to gram-negative bacteria

AY Peleg, DC Hooper - New England Journal of Medicine, 2010 - Mass Medical Soc
Hospital-acquired infections are most commonly associated with mechanical ventilation,
invasive medical devices, or surgical procedures. Gram-negative bacteria are responsible …

Antimicrobial resistance in hospital-acquired gram-negative bacterial infections

B Mehrad, NM Clark, GG Zhanel, JP Lynch III - Chest, 2015 - Elsevier
Aerobic gram-negative bacilli, including the family of Enterobacteriaceae and non-lactose
fermenting bacteria such as Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter species, are major causes of …

[HTML][HTML] Trends, epidemiology, and management of multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacterial infections in the hospitalized setting

S Morris, E Cerceo - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance is a threat to human health, particularly
within vulnerable populations in the hospital and acute care settings. This leads to …

Current concepts in antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria

JA Torres, MV Villegas, JP Quinn - Expert review of anti-infective …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Gram-negative bacteria are the dominant killers among bacterial pathogens in the intensive
care unit. Antibiotic resistance has become a threat in hospital settings and efforts are being …

Increasing threat of Gram-negative bacteria

GW Waterer, RG Wunderink - Critical care medicine, 2001 - journals.lww.com
The widespread use of broad-spectrum antibiotics has led to emergence of antibiotic-
resistant strains of many Gram-negative organisms. This problem is particularly serious in …

Antimicrobial resistance among gram-negative organisms in the intensive care unit

NM Clark, J Patterson, JP Lynch - Current opinion in critical care, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Antibiotic resistance continues to rise among hospital-acquired gram-negative pathogens.
Optimal management of these infections requires knowledge of local epidemiology and …

Nosocomial infections and infection control

DR Jenkins - Medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Nosocomial infections are a leading cause of avoidable harm in hospital patients and a
substantial, unnecessary drain on healthcare resources. They are frequently caused by …

Antimicrobial resistance in the intensive care unit: a focus on gram-negative bacterial infections

SH MacVane - Journal of intensive care medicine, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Bacterial infections are a frequent cause of hospitalization, and nosocomial infections are an
increasingly common condition, particularly within the acute/critical care setting. Infection …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical impact of antibiotic-resistant Gram-positive pathogens

HM Lode - Clinical microbiology and infection, 2009 - Elsevier
Abstract The European Union's attention to the problem of antibacterial resistance will soon
reach a 10-year mark, but the rates of resistance in Gram-positive and Gram-negative …

Infections caused by resistant gram‐negative bacteria: epidemiology and management

KS Kaye, JM Pogue - Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Infections caused by resistant gram‐negative bacteria are becoming increasingly prevalent
and now constitute a serious threat to public health worldwide because they are difficult to …