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Antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals: results from the second point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use, 2016 to 2017 [PDF]

, 2018
Antimicrobial agents used to treat infections are life-saving. Overuse may result in more frequent adverse effects and emergence of multidrug-resistant microorganisms.
Aghdassi, S., Alberg, T., Arendt, V., Arvaniti, K., Asensio, A., Berg, T. C., Berger-Carbonne, A., Borg, M. A., Bosnjak, Z., Budimir, A., Burns, K., Cairns, S., Cantero, M., Daniau, C., Debacker, M., Deptula, A., Dimina, E., Dobreva, E., Dragovac, G., Florentin, D., Gastmeier, P., Gibbons, C., Gudlaugsson, O., Hadjihannas, L., Hajdu, A., Hansen, S., Harrison, W., Hopkins, S., Hopmans, T., Hristova, R., Ivanov, I. N., Jindrak, V., Johnson, A., Karki, T., Kinross, P., Kontopidou, F., Korosec, A., Latour, K., Litvova, S., Lyytikainen, O., Markovic-Denic, L., Martin, P., McConaghy, M., Mitt, P., Monnet, D. L., Moro, M. L., Nedyalkov, M., Neves, I., Niculcea, A. S., Pacheco, P., Plachouras, D., Presterl, E., Quattrocolo, F., Reilly, J., Rydygier, L., Sartaj, M., Sarvikivi, E., Serban, R. I., Smid, E., Staniulyte, J., Stefkovicova, M., Strauss, R., Suetens, C., Vandael, E., Vilde, A., Weist, K., Zarb, P., Zingg, W., Zotti, C. M., Zupanc, T. L.   +69 more
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Methods for in vitro evaluating antimicrobial activity: A review☆

Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis, 2015
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in researching and developing new antimicrobial agents from various sources to combat microbial resistance. Therefore, a greater attention has been paid to antimicrobial activity screening and evaluating
M. Balouiri, M. Sadiki, S. Ibnsouda
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Population structure of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Russian Federation: role of high-risk clones in spread of carbapenemases and carbapenem resistance [PDF]

Клиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия
Objective. To determine the population structure of clinical P. aeruginosa isolates recovered from hospitals in different regions of Russia and to assess the role of high-risk clones in the dissemination of carbapenemases and carbapenem resistance ...
Edelstein M.V., Shek E.A., Leonov V.V., Shajdullina E.R., Romanov A.V., Ivanchik N.V., Mikotina A.V., Skleenova E.Yu., Azyzov I.S., Dekhnich A.V., Kozlov R.S.   +10 more
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Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus spp. in houseflies and blowflies from farms and their environmental settings [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Antimicrobial resistance is rising globally at an alarming rate. While multiple active surveillance programs have been established to monitor the antimicrobial resistance, studies on the environmental link to antimicrobial spread are lacking.
Adekanmbi, Folesade, Butaye, Patrick, Cattley, Russell, Hathcock, Terri, Kalalah, Anwar, Kang, Yuan, Macklin, Kenneth, Poudel, Anil, Price, Stuart, Walz, Paul, Wang, Chengming   +10 more
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Bacterial and fungal co-infection in individuals with coronavirus: A rapid review to support COVID-19 antimicrobial prescribing

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background To explore and describe the current literature surrounding bacterial/fungal co-infection in patients with coronavirus infection. Methods MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Web of Science were searched using broad based search criteria relating to ...
T. Rawson, Luke S.P. Moore, N. Zhu, Nisha Ranganathan, K. Skolimowska, M. Gilchrist, G. Satta, G. Cooke, A. Holmes   +8 more
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Metals to combat antimicrobial resistance

Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2023
Bacteria, similar to most organisms, have a love–hate relationship with metals: a specific metal may be essential for survival yet toxic in certain forms and concentrations.
Angelo Frei, Anthony D. Verderosa, Alysha G. Elliott, J. Zuegg, M. Blaskovich   +4 more
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Development and application of an antibiotic spectrum index for benchmarking antibiotic selection patterns across hospitals [PDF]

, 2017
Standard metrics for antimicrobial use consider volume but not spectrum of antimicrobial prescribing. We developed an antibiotic spectrum index (ASI) to classify commonly used antibiotics based on activity against important pathogens.
Gerber, Jeffrey S, Hersh, Adam L, Kronman, Matthew P, Metjian, Talene A, Newland, Jason G, Ross, Rachael K   +5 more
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Identification of acquired antimicrobial resistance genes

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2012
Objectives Identification of antimicrobial resistance genes is important for understanding the underlying mechanisms and the epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance.
E. Zankari, H. Hasman, Salvatore Cosentino, M. Vestergaard, Simon Rasmussen, O. Lund, F. Aarestrup, M. Larsen   +7 more
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Global trends in antimicrobial use in food-producing animals: 2020 to 2030

PLOS Global Public Health, 2023
Use of antimicrobials in farming has enabled the growth of intensive animal production and helped in meeting the global increase in demand for animal protein.
Ranya Mulchandani, Yu Wang, M. Gilbert, T. V. Van Boeckel   +3 more
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Pneumococcal vaccination in adult patients with comorbidities: a review of the clinical practice guidelines [PDF]

Клиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия, 2020
The review discusses national clinical practice guidelines for pneumococcal vaccination in different countries, existing approaches to adult immunization, and highlights key results of the most significant clinical studies and metaanalyses on the ...
Kozlov R.S., Andreeva I.V., Stetsiouk O.U., Muravyev A.A.   +3 more
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