Rates of bacterial co-infections and antimicrobial use in COVID-19 patients: a retrospective cohort study in light of antibiotic stewardship

K Rothe, S Feihl, J Schneider, F Wallnöfer… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread worldwide. Bacterial co-infections are …

Control of hospital acquired infections and antimicrobial resistance in Europe: the way to go

AW Friedrich - Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift, 2019 - Springer
One of the major challenges for modern medicine is our ageing society and an increased
level of immunocompromised hosts. More invasive and intensive medical interventions will …

Community- and Hospital-Acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae Urinary Tract Infections in Portugal: Virulence and Antibiotic Resistance

C Caneiras, L Lito, J Melo-Cristino, A Duarte - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a clinically relevant pathogen and a frequent cause of hospital-
acquired (HA) and community-acquired (CA) urinary tract infections (UTI). The increased …

A prospective multicentre screening study on multidrug-resistant organisms in intensive care units in the Dutch–German cross-border region, 2017 to 2018: the …

C Glasner, MS Berends, K Becker, J Esser… - …, 2022 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Antimicrobial resistance poses a risk for healthcare, both in the community and
hospitals. The spread of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) occurs mostly on a local …

Detection of multidrug-resistant pathogens as a risk for patients in healthcare settings

D Pantano, AW Friedrich - Current Opinion in Epidemiology and …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Unfortunately, even if new methods are developed each year, on the surveillance and
infection prevention side of the problem, the main approach is still based on observational …

Cross-border comparison of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and AMR prevention measures: the healthcare workers' perspective

J Keizer, LMA Braakman-Jansen, S Kampmeier… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2019 - Springer
Background Cross-border healthcare may promote the spread of multidrug-resistant
microorganisms (MDRO) and is challenging due to heterogeneous antimicrobial resistance …

High prevalence of MRSA and multi-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in refugees admitted to the hospital—but no hint of transmission

A Kossow, B Stühmer, F Schaumburg, K Becker… - PLoS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
With high numbers of refugees arriving in Europe uncertainty exists as to whether multidrug-
resistant organisms are imported into the healthcare system. In our study, we identified 383 …

Differences in infection control and diagnostic measures for multidrug-resistant organisms in the tristate area of France, Germany and Switzerland in 2019–survey …

S Tschudin-Sutter, T Lavigne, H Grundmann… - Swiss Medical …, 2021 - hal.science
Background: Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are a public health threat. Single-
centre interventions, however, are likely to fail in the long term, as patients are commonly …

Prevalence and characterization of quinolone resistance and integrons in clinical Gram-negative isolates from Gaza strip, Palestine

G Tayh, I Fhoula, MB Said, A Boudabous… - Molecular Biology …, 2024 - Springer
Background Gram-negative bacteria with quinolone resistance and extended-spectrum beta-
lactamases (ESBLs) present significant treatment challenges. This study evaluated the …

[HTML][HTML] A decade of trends in the distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility of prevalent uropathogens among pediatric patients from Tehran, Iran during 2005–2016

AR Nateghian, S Karaji, K Zamani - Asian Journal of Urology, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine changes in the distribution of uropathogens and their antimicrobial
resistance in pediatric patients in a children's hospital from 2005 to 2016. Methods A cross …