Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Bloodstream Infections Caused by ESKAPEEc Pathogens: A Five-Year Analysis
Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology
; 15(7), 2022.
Article
in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1997997
ABSTRACT
Background:
Antimicrobial resistance in ESKAPEEc (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobac-ter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter species, and Escherichia coli) pathogens causing bloodstream infections is a growing threat to clinicians and public health.Objectives:
Our purpose was to determine the prevalence and susceptibility of ESKAPEEcs causing bloodstream infection over five years (2016 to 2020) at a large tertiary hospital in Istanbul, Turkey.Methods:
Of 2591 unique isolates obtained from blood culture specimens, 1.281 (49.4%) were positive for ESKAPEEc pathogens. The ESKAPEEc rates increased from 2016 to 2019 and decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic.Results:
The most common pathogen was K. pneumoniae (34.3%). Carbapenem resistant K. pneumoniae was 61.8% and A. baumannii was 90.4%. The percentages of methicillin-resistant S. aureus and vancomycin-resistant E. faecium were 38.6% and 29.4%, respectively.Conclusions:
Our findings showed a high incidence of ESKAPEEc and antimicrobial resistance in bloodstream infections. Antibiotic policies and restrictions in health care settings and the community will play an essential role in the solution in the future.
Acinetobacter baumannii; antibiotic resistance; antibiotic sensitivity; article; bacterium isolate; blood culture; bloodstream infection; carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae; coronavirus disease 2019; Enterococcus faecium; human; human tissue; incidence; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; multidrug resistance; nonhuman; pandemic; prevalence; tertiary care center; Turkey (republic); vancomycin resistance; antibiotic agent; antiinfective agent
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Type of study:
Observational study
Language:
English
Journal:
Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology
Year:
2022
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Article
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