Backgound In recent years we have witnessed an increase in infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms in kidney transplant recipients (KTR). In our setting, we have observed a dramatic increase in infections caused by extended-spectrum betalactamase-
Gemma Sanclemente +9 more
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European intensive care physicians’ experience of infections due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria [PDF]
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) compromises the treatment of patients with serious infections in intensive care units (ICUs), and intensive care physicians are increasingly facing patients with bacterial infections with limited or no adequate ...
De Waele, Jan +9 more
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Enterobacteriaceae infection – diagnosis, antibiotic resistance and prevention
Intestinal infections caused by rod-shaped bacteria of the Enterobacteriaceae genus are one of the major health hazards in countries where sanitation standards are low. Strains of Shigella, Salmonella, Escherichia and Yersinia are responsible for diarrhea, severe bacillary dysentery, typhoid, other intestinal diseases, as well as genitourinary tract ...
Anna, Jarząb +3 more
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Orthopedic Implant-Associated Infection by Multidrug Resistant Enterobacteriaceae [PDF]
Introduction: Orthopedic implant-associated infections caused by multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae are a growing challenge for healthcare providers due to their increasing incidence and the difficulties of medical and surgical treatment.
Bernadette G. Pfang +7 more
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Changes of Antimicrobial Resistance Causing Infections Following Transrectal Prostate Biopsy: Analysis of 10-Year Data [PDF]
Purpose The production of extended-spectrum b-lactamases (ESBLs) has emerged as one of the main causes of antimicrobial resistance. It is well known that infections of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae causes poor clinical outcomes.
Da Eun Han +5 more
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Antibiotic prophylaxis is associated with subsequent resistant infections in children with an initial extended-spectrum-cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infection [PDF]
The objective of this study was to assess the association between previous antibiotic use, particularly long-term prophylaxis, and the occurrence of subsequent resistant infections in children with index infections due to extended-spectrum-cephalosporin ...
Adler, Amanda L +12 more
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This is the sixteenth chapter of the guideline “Calculated initial parenteral treatment of bacterial infections in adults – update 2018” in the 2 updated version. The German guideline by the Paul-Ehrlich-Gesellschaft für Chemotherapie e.V. (PEG) has been
Grabein, Béatrice +3 more
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Resistance to carbapenems in non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica serovars from humans, animals and food [PDF]
Non-typhoidal serovars of Salmonella enterica (NTS) are a leading cause of food-borne disease in animals and humans worldwide. Like other zoonotic bacteria, NTS have the potential to act as reservoirs and vehicles for the transmission of antimicrobial ...
Fernández, J. +2 more
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qSOFA score: Predictive validity in Enterobacteriaceae bloodstream infections [PDF]
To determine whether the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) retains predictive validity in patients with Enterobacteriaceae sepsis that all received appropriate initial antimicrobial therapy.Retrospective cohort at Barnes-Jewish Hospital including individuals with Enterobacteriaceae sepsis receiving appropriate initial antimicrobial ...
Jason P, Burnham, Marin H, Kollef
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Background: The emergence of carbapenem-non-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae (CnSE) infections is a public health threat. This study investigated the risk factors and clinical impact of bacteremia due to CnSE.
Tsao-Chin Lin +5 more
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