Capraro, Gerald A. Lala, Sajel Khaled, Khaldia Gosciniak, Elizabeth Saadat, Brianna Alvarez, Sarah M. Kumar, Seema Calhoun, Tara Landry, Edward Caldito, Gloria
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
BackgroundGroup B Streptococcus (GBS) remains a significant cause of neonatal infection, but the maternal risk factors for GBS colonization remain poorly defined. We hypothesized that there may be an association between antibiotic exposure during pregnancy and GBS colonization and/or the presence of inducible clindamycin resistance (iCLI-R) in GBS ...
Tufa, Tafese Beyene Fuchs, Andre Wienemann, Tobias Eggers, Yannik Abdissa, Sileshi Schneider, Marlen Jensen, Björn-Erik Ole Bode, Johannes G. Pfeffer, Klaus Häussinger, Dieter
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BackgroundLocal data from the Asella Teaching and Referral Hospital in the town of Asella, Ethiopia reveal a high prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase- (ESBL) producing Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) in clinical isolates. To investigate a possible route of transmission, we determined the proportions ESBL-producing GNB in isolates from flies ca...
Kang, Jung Youb Lee, Woonhyoung Noh, Gwang Myeong Jeong, Bo Hyun Park, Indal Lee, Sang Joon
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BackgroundStaphylococcus epidermidis is the most common pathogen in postoperative endophthalmitis and causes various infectious eye diseases. However, there is very little information on fluoroquinolone antibiotic resistance to S. epidermidis identified in conjunctival microbe and analysis of related genes. Here, the authors investigated the rate o...
Nkemngong, Carine A. Chaggar, Gurpreet K. Li, Xiaobao Teska, Peter J. Oliver, Haley F.
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BackgroundPre-wetted disinfectant wipes are increasingly being used in healthcare facilities to help address the risk of healthcare associated infections (HAIs). However, HAIs are still a major problem in the US with Clostridioides difficile being the most common cause, leading to approximately 12,800 deaths annually in the US. An underexplored ris...
Kazzaz, Yasser M. AlTurki, Haneen Aleisa, Lama Alahmadi, Bashaer Alfattoh, Nora Alattas, Nadia
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BackgroundInappropriate antibiotic utilization is associated with the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and a decline in antibiotic susceptibility in many pathogenic organisms isolated in intensive care units. Antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs) have been recommended as a strategy to reduce and delay the impact of AMR. A crucial step i...
Nogueira-Uzal, Natalia Zapata-Cachafeiro, Maruxa Vázquez-Cancela, Olalla López-Durán, Ana Herdeiro, Maria T. Figueiras, Adolfo
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
BackgroundStudies have detected that prescribers display gaps in knowledge and inappropriate attitudes regarding antibiotics and resistances, but it is not known whether these are generated during professional practice or derive from the undergraduate stage of their education. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to identify medical students’ kno...
Wong, Joshua Guoxian Aung, Aung-Hein Lian, Weixiang Lye, David Chien Ooi, Chee-Kheong Chow, Angela
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BackgroundAppropriate antibiotic prescribing is key to combating antimicrobial resistance. Upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) are common reasons for emergency department (ED) visits and antibiotic use. Differentiating between bacterial and viral infections is not straightforward. We aim to provide an evidence-based clinical decision support...
Sid Ahmed, Mazen A. Khan, Faisal Ahmad Sultan, Ali A. Söderquist, Bo Ibrahim, Emad Bashir Jass, Jana Omrani, Ali S.
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BackgroundThe distribution of β-lactam resistance genes in P. aeruginosa is often closely related to the distribution of certain high-risk international clones. We used whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to identify the predominant sequence types (ST) and β-lactamase genes in clinical isolates of multidrug-resistant (MDR)-P. aeruginosa from QatarMethods...
Cohen, Regev Paikin, Svetlana Rokney, Assaf Rubin-Blum, Maxim Astrahan, Peleg
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BackgroundThe environmental role of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) acquisition and infection in human disease has been described but not thoroughly investigated. We aimed to assess the occurrence of CPE in nearshore aquatic bodies.MethodsEnterobacteriaceae were cultured from coastal and estuary water near Netanya, Israel in June a...
Merida-Vieyra, Jocelin De Colsa-Ranero, Agustín Calderón-Castañeda, Yair Aquino-Andrade, Alejandra
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BackgroundThe aim of this study was to detect CMY-type beta-lactamases in E. coli isolates obtained from paediatric patients.MethodsIn total, 404 infection-causing E. coli isolates resistant to third and fourth generation cephalosporins (3GC, 4GC) were collected from paediatric patients over a 2 years period. The identification and susceptibility p...
