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American Journal of Infection Control Dec 2022This systematic review aims to summarize the evidence on the effects of screening strategies to detect carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria (Enterobacteriaceae,... (Review)
Review
OBJECTIVE
This systematic review aims to summarize the evidence on the effects of screening strategies to detect carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria (Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa).
METHODS
Eligible studies were randomized trials, non-randomized controlled trials, controlled before-after studies, and interrupted time series. We conducted searches in CENTRAL, PUBMED, Embase, Epistemonikos, and in multiple databases available in the Virtual Health Library (LILACS, Scielo, WHO IBECS, and PAHO IBECS). All the searches covered the period until 4 June 2021. No date or language restrictions were applied. Two reviewers independently evaluated potentially eligible studies according to predefined selection criteria, and extracted data on study characteristics, methods, outcomes, and risk of bias, using a predesigned standardized form. When possible, we intended to conduct meta-analyses using a random-effect model. We assessed the certainty of the evidence (CoE) and summarized the results using the GRADE approach.
RESULTS
Our search strategy yielded 57,451 references. No randomized trials were identified. Sixteen studies (one controlled before-after study and 15 interrupted time series) met our inclusion criteria and were included in the review. Most studies were conducted in tertiary care general hospitals from the United States, Europe, and Asia. Eleven studies included adult patients hospitalized in general wards and intensive care units, one was carried out in a neonatal intensive care unit, two in hematology or oncology units, and one in a solid organ transplantation department. Eleven studies were conducted in the setting of an outbreak. Regarding the detection strategy used, all studies included screening strategies for high-risk patients at the moment of admission and 7 studies reported a contact surveillance strategy. Most studies were conducted in settings where infection prevention and control measures were concomitantly installed or reinforced. Data were not suitable for meta-analysis, so the results were presented as a narrative synthesis. Most studies showed a decline in the prevalence of both infection and colonization rates after the implementation of a policy of active surveillance, but the CoE is low. Screening strategies may result in little to no difference in the risk of all-cause mortality and the length of hospital stay.
CONCLUSIONS
Existing evidence may favor the use of surveillance culture to carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria, but its quality is poor, so solid conclusions cannot be drawn. Well-conducted randomized trials or high-quality quasi-experimental studies are needed to improve the certainty of the existing evidence. These studies should assess the effect of the addition of screening strategies as a single intervention and measure clinically important outcomes such as infection, length of hospital stay, and mortality.
Topics: Adult; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Acinetobacter baumannii; Carbapenems; Enterobacteriaceae; Gram-Negative Bacteria; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; United States
PubMed: 35227794
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.02.018 -
Chinese Medical Journal Oct 2015Noncystic fibrosis (non-CF) bronchiectasis remains as a common health problem in Asia. Pathogens' distribution in airways of patients with non-CF bronchiectasis is... (Review)
Review
OBJECTIVE
Noncystic fibrosis (non-CF) bronchiectasis remains as a common health problem in Asia. Pathogens' distribution in airways of patients with non-CF bronchiectasis is important for doctors to make right decision.
DATA SOURCES
We performed this systematic review on the English language literatures from 1966 to July 2014, using various search terms included "pathogens" or "bacteria" or "microbiology" and "bronchiectasis" or "non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis" or "non-CF bronchiectasis" or "NCFB."
STUDY SELECTION
We included studies of patients with the confirmed non-CF bronchiectasis for which culture methods were required to sputum or bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). Weighted mean isolation rates for Haemophilus influenzae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Stapylococcus aureus, Moxarella catarrhails were compared according to different methodology.
RESULTS
The total mean bacterial culture positive rates were 63%. For studies using sputum samples, the mean positive culture rates were 74%. For studies using BALF alone or BALF and sputum, it was 48%. The distributions of main bacterial strains were 29% for H. influenzae, 28% for P. aeruginosa, 11% for S. pneumoniae, 12% for S. aureus, and 8% for M. catarrhails with methodology of sputum. Meanwhile, the bacterial distributions were 37% for H. influenzae, 8% for P. aeruginosa, 14% for S. pneumoniae, 5% for S. aureus, and 10% for M. catarrhails with methodology of BALF alone or BALF and sputum. Analysis of the effect of different methodology on the isolation rates revealed some statistically significant differences.
CONCLUSIONS
H. influenzae accounted for the highest percentage in different methodology. Our results suggested that the total positive culture rates and the proportion of P. aeruginosa from sputum and BALF specimens had significant differences, which can be used in further appropriate recommendations for the treatment of non-CF bronchiectasis.
Topics: Bronchiectasis; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid; Haemophilus influenzae; Humans; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Sputum
PubMed: 26481748
DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.167360 -
Emerging Microbes & Infections Mar 2016Whether carbapenem resistance is associated with mortality in patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia is controversial. To address this issue, we conducted a... (Meta-Analysis)
Meta-Analysis Review
Whether carbapenem resistance is associated with mortality in patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia is controversial. To address this issue, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis based on cohort studies. We searched PubMed and Embase databases to identify articles (up to April 2015). The DerSimonian and Laird random-effect model was used to generate a summary estimate of effect. Associations were evaluated in subgroups based on different patient characteristics and study quality criteria. Seven studies with a total of 1613 patients were finally included, of which 1 study had a prospective design, and the other 6 were retrospective. Our meta-analysis showed patients with carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa bacteremia were at a higher risk of death compared with those with carbapenem-susceptible P. aeruginosa bloodstream infections (pooled odds ratio (OR) from three studies reporting adjusted ORs: 3.07, 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.60-5.89; pooled OR from 4 studies only reporting crude ORs: 1.46, 95% CI, 1.10-1.94). The results were robust across a number of stratified analyses and a sensitivity analysis. We also calculated that 8%-18.4% of deaths were attributable to carbapenem resistance in four studies assessing the outcome with 30-day mortality, and these were 3% and 14.6%, respectively, in two studies using 7-day mortality or mortality during bacteremia as an outcome of interest. Carbapenem resistance had a deleterious impact on the mortality of P. aeruginosa bacteremia; however, the results should be interpreted cautiously because only three studies reporting adjusted ORs were included. More large-scale, well-designed prospective cohorts, as well as mechanistic studies, are urgently needed in the future.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacteremia; Carbapenems; Cohort Studies; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Humans; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Odds Ratio; Prospective Studies; Pseudomonas Infections; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors
PubMed: 27004762
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Journal of Medical Microbiology Aug 2012Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative bacterium commonly occurring in soil and water. It is an opportunistic pathogen and an important cause of healthcare-associated... (Review)
Review
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative bacterium commonly occurring in soil and water. It is an opportunistic pathogen and an important cause of healthcare-associated infections, particularly among infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Several reports regarding outbreaks of P. aeruginosa in NICUs have been published. MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched using the MeSH terms [Pseudomonas aeruginosa], [Outbreak OR Infection OR bacteraemia, OR sepsis OR disease] and [Neonat* OR baby OR babies OR newborn*]. Fifteen studies describing a total of 414 infants colonized or infected with P. aeruginosa were reviewed. The mean percentage of infections occurring in the populations that had been colonized by the organism (calculated as n(infected)/n(infected)+n(colonized)) was 22%. Environmental sampling was performed in 14 studies, nine of which detected P. aeruginosa. The risk factors identified were antimicrobial drug use and the number of days of antimicrobial therapy prescribed before positive blood culture, exposure to particular healthcare workers (HCW), transfusion of blood products, and intravenous delivery of nutrients/electrolytes. Exposure to umbilical venous catheters was associated with bloodstream infections. Increasing age and use of artificial fingernails were risk factors for colonization of hands of HCWs. Low birth weight pre-term infants were at greater risk of mortality from P. aeruginosa infection than older infants.
Topics: Cross Infection; Disease Outbreaks; Environmental Microbiology; Humans; Intensive Care, Neonatal; Pseudomonas Infections; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Risk Factors
PubMed: 22683659
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.044818-0 -
The Cochrane Database of Systematic... Dec 2012Staphylococcus aureus causes pulmonary infection in young children with cystic fibrosis (CF). Prophylactic antibiotics are prescribed hoping to prevent such infection... (Meta-Analysis)
Meta-Analysis Review
BACKGROUND
Staphylococcus aureus causes pulmonary infection in young children with cystic fibrosis (CF). Prophylactic antibiotics are prescribed hoping to prevent such infection and lung damage. Antibiotics have adverse effects and long-term use might lead to infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
OBJECTIVES
To assess continuous oral antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent the acquisition of Staphylococcus aureus versus no prophylaxis in people with CF, we tested these hypotheses. Prophylaxis: 1. improves clinical status, lung function and survival; 2. causes adverse effects (eg diarrhoea, skin rash, candidiasis); 3. leads to fewer isolates of common pathogens from respiratory secretions; 4. leads to the emergence of antibiotic resistance and colonisation of the respiratory tract with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
SEARCH METHODS
We searched the Cochrane Cystic Fibrosis and Genetic Disorders Group Trials Register, comprising references identified from comprehensive electronic database searches, handsearches of relevant journals and abstract books of conference proceedings. Companies manufacturing anti-staphylococcal antibiotics were contacted.Most recent search of Register: 02 August 2012.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Randomised trials of continuous oral prophylactic antibiotics (given for at least one year) compared to intermittent antibiotics given 'as required', in people with CF of any disease severity.
DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
The authors assessed studies for eligibility and methodological quality and extracted data.
MAIN RESULTS
We included four studies, totaling 401 randomised participants aged zero to seven years on enrolment. Fewer children receiving anti-staphylococcal antibiotic prophylaxis had one or more isolates of Staphylococcus aureus. There was no significant difference between groups in infant or conventional lung function. We found no significant effect on nutrition, hospital admissions, additional courses of antibiotics or adverse effects. There was no significant difference in the number of isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa between groups, though there was a trend towards a lower cumulative isolation rate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the prophylaxis group at two and three years and towards a higher rate from four to six years. As the studies reviewed lasted six years or less, conclusions cannot be drawn about the long-term effects of prophylaxis.
AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS
Anti-staphylococcal antibiotic prophylaxis leads to fewer children having isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, when commenced early in infancy and continued up to six years of age. The clinical importance of this finding is uncertain. Further research may establish whether the trend towards more children with CF with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, after four to six years of prophylaxis, is a chance finding and whether choice of antibiotic or duration of treatment might influence this.
Topics: Antibiotic Prophylaxis; Child; Cystic Fibrosis; Humans; Infant; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Respiratory Tract Infections; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcus aureus
PubMed: 23235585
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001912.pub2 -
International Journal of Environmental... May 2020Animal-assisted interventions are widely implemented in different contexts worldwide. Particularly, animal-assisted therapies and animal-assisted activities are often... (Meta-Analysis)
Meta-Analysis
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Occurrence of ESKAPE Bacteria Group in Dogs, and the Related Zoonotic Risk in Animal-Assisted Therapy, and in Animal-Assisted Activity in the Health Context.
Animal-assisted interventions are widely implemented in different contexts worldwide. Particularly, animal-assisted therapies and animal-assisted activities are often implemented in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and other health facilities. These interventions bring several benefits to patients but can also expose them to the risk of infection with potentially zoonotic agents. The dog is the main animal species involved used in these interventions. Therefore, we aimed at collecting data regarding the occurrence of the pathogens ESKAPE (, , , , , spp.) in dogs, in order to draft guidelines concerning the possible monitoring of dogs involved in animal-assisted therapies and animal-assisted activities in healthcare facilities. We performed a literature search using the PRISMA guidelines to examine three databases: PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus. Out of 2604 records found, 52 papers were identified as eligible for inclusion in the review/meta-analysis. Sixteen papers reported data on ; 16 on ; nine on ; four on ; eight on ; and six on spp. This work will contribute to increased awareness to the potential zoonotic risks posed by the involvement of dogs in animal-assisted therapies, and animal-assisted activities in healthcare facilities.
Topics: Acinetobacter baumannii; Animal Assisted Therapy; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacterial Infections; Dogs; Enterobacter; Enterococcus faecium; Health Facilities; Humans; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus; Zoonoses
PubMed: 32397230
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17093278 -
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection... Apr 2023Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) are a serious cause of healthcare-associated infections. Part of the infection prevention and control measures are... (Review)
Review
BACKGROUND
Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) are a serious cause of healthcare-associated infections. Part of the infection prevention and control measures are outbreak investigations (OI) of patients, healthcare workers (HCW), and the environment after identifying a CRPA in order to identify carriers and environmental reservoirs, so that targeted actions can be taken to prevent further transmission. However, little is known on when and how to perform such OI. Therefore, this systematic review aims to summarize OI performed after detection of CRPA in the endemic and epidemic hospital setting.
MAIN TEXT
Articles related to our research question were identified through a literature research in multiple databases (Embase, Medline Ovid, Cochrane, Scopus, Cinahl, Web of Science, and Google Scholar) until January 12, 2022 (Prospero registration number CRD42020194165). Hundred-twenty-six studies were included. In both the endemic and the epidemic setting, a median number of two out of seven predefined components of OI were identified. In the endemic setting, the most frequent component of OI was screening of the environment (28 studies, 62.2%). In the epidemic setting, screening of the environment (72 studies, 88.9%), and screening of patients during hospitalization (30 studies, 37%) were most frequently performed. Only 19 out of 126 studies (15.1%) reported screening of contact patients, and 37 studies reported screening of healthcare workers (HCW, 29.4%).
CONCLUSION
Due to probable underreporting of OI in the literature, the available evidence for the usefulness of the individual components of OI is scarce. This could lead to inhomogeneous performance of OI after detection of CRPA in the healthcare setting, and with this, potential under- or overscreening. While we could show evidence for the usefulness for environmental screening in order to identify the mode of transmission, evidence for HCW screening is scarce and might not lead to the identification of modes of transmission. Further studies are needed to better understand CI in different settings and, finally, develop guidance on when and how to best perform OI.
Topics: Humans; Carbapenems; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Risk Factors; Disease Outbreaks
PubMed: 37013661
DOI: 10.1186/s13756-023-01223-1 -
International Journal of Infectious... Nov 2018Carbapenem-resistant (CR), extremely drug-resistant (XDR), and pan-drug-resistant (PDR) Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa pose a huge clinical threat.... (Meta-Analysis)
Meta-Analysis
Importance of control groups when delineating antibiotic use as a risk factor for carbapenem resistance, extreme-drug resistance, and pan-drug resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND
Carbapenem-resistant (CR), extremely drug-resistant (XDR), and pan-drug-resistant (PDR) Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa pose a huge clinical threat. This study reviews the impact of control groups on the association of antecedent antibiotic use and the acquisition of CR/XDR/PDR A. baumannii and P. aeruginosa.
METHODS
Studies investigating the role of antibiotics as a risk factor for CR/XDR/PDR A. baumannii and P. aeruginosa acquisition in adult hospitalized patients from 1950 to 2016 were identified in the databases. These were divided into two groups: antibiotic-resistant versus antibiotic-sensitive pathogens (group I); antibiotic-resistant versus no infection (group II). A random-effects model was performed.
RESULTS
Eighty-five studies (46 A. baumannii, 38 P. aeruginosa, and one of both) involving 22 396 patients were included. CR was investigated in 60 studies, XDR in 20 studies, and PDR in two studies. Prior antibiotic exposure was associated with significant acquisition of CR/XDR/PDR A. baumannii and P. aeruginosa in both groups I and II (p<0.05). Antibiotic classes implicated in both groups included aminoglycosides, carbapenems, glycopeptides, and penicillins. Cephalosporin use was not associated with resistance in either group. Fluoroquinolone exposure was only associated with resistance in group I but not group II.
CONCLUSIONS
Control groups play an important role in determining the magnitudes of risk estimates for risk factor studies, hence careful selection is necessary. Antibiotic exposure increases the acquisition of highly resistant A. baumannii and P. aeruginosa, thus appropriate antibiotic use is imperative.
Topics: Acinetobacter baumannii; Aminoglycosides; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Carbapenems; Control Groups; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Fluoroquinolones; Hospitalization; Humans; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Risk Factors
PubMed: 29870795
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.05.017 -
The Cochrane Database of Systematic... May 2024Early diagnosis and treatment of lower respiratory tract infections is the mainstay of management of lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF). When sputum samples are... (Meta-Analysis)
Meta-Analysis Review
BACKGROUND
Early diagnosis and treatment of lower respiratory tract infections is the mainstay of management of lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF). When sputum samples are unavailable, diagnosis relies mainly on cultures from oropharyngeal specimens; however, there are concerns about whether this approach is sensitive enough to identify lower respiratory organisms. Bronchoscopy and related procedures such as bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) are invasive but allow the collection of lower respiratory specimens from non-sputum producers. Cultures of bronchoscopic specimens provide a higher yield of organisms compared to those from oropharyngeal specimens. Regular use of bronchoscopy and related procedures may increase the accuracy of diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infections and improve the selection of antimicrobials, which may lead to clinical benefits. This is an update of a previous review that was first published in 2013 and was updated in 2016 and in 2018.
OBJECTIVES
To evaluate the use of bronchoscopy-guided (also known as bronchoscopy-directed) antimicrobial therapy in the management of lung infection in adults and children with cystic fibrosis.
SEARCH METHODS
We searched the Cochrane Cystic Fibrosis Trials Register, compiled from electronic database searches and handsearching of journals and conference abstract books. We also searched three registries of ongoing studies and the reference lists of relevant articles and reviews. The date of the most recent searches was 1 November 2023.
SELECTION CRITERIA
We included randomised controlled studies involving people of any age with CF that compared the outcomes of antimicrobial therapies guided by the results of bronchoscopy (and related procedures) versus those guided by any other type of sampling (e.g. cultures from sputum, throat swab and cough swab).
DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
Two review authors independently selected studies, assessed their risk of bias and extracted data. We contacted study investigators for further information when required. We assessed the certainty of the evidence using the GRADE criteria.
MAIN RESULTS
We included two studies in this updated review. One study enrolled 170 infants under six months of age who had been diagnosed with CF through newborn screening. Participants were followed until they were five years old, and data were available for 157 children. The study compared outcomes for pulmonary exacerbations following treatment directed by BAL versus standard treatment based on clinical features and oropharyngeal cultures. The second study enrolled 30 children with CF aged between five and 18 years and randomised participants to receive treatment based on microbiological results of BAL triggered by an increase in lung clearance index (LCI) of at least one unit above baseline or to receive standard treatment based on microbiological results of oropharyngeal samples collected when participants were symptomatic. We judged both studies to have a low risk of bias across most domains, although the risk of bias for allocation concealment and selective reporting was unclear in the smaller study. In the larger study, the statistical power to detect a significant difference in the prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was low because Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolation in BAL samples at five years of age in both groups were much lower than the expected rate that was used for the power calculation. We graded the certainty of evidence for the key outcomes as low, other than for high-resolution computed tomography scoring and cost-of-care analysis, which we graded as moderate certainty. Both studies reported similar outcomes, but meta-analysis was not possible due to different ways of measuring the outcomes and different indications for the use of BAL. Whether antimicrobial therapy is directed by the use of BAL or standard care may make little or no difference in lung function z scores after two years (n = 29) as measured by the change from baseline in LCI and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) (low-certainty evidence). At five years, the larger study found little or no difference between groups in absolute FEV1 z score or forced vital capacity (FVC) (low-certainty evidence). BAL-directed therapy probably makes little or no difference to any measure of chest scores assessed by computed tomography (CT) scan at either two or five years (different measures used in the two studies; moderate-certainty evidence). BAL-directed therapy may make little or no difference in nutritional parameters or in the number of positive isolates of P aeruginosa per participant per year, but may lead to more hospitalisations per year (1 study, 157 participants; low-certainty evidence). There is probably no difference in average cost of care per participant (either for hospitalisations or total costs) at five years between BAL-directed therapy and standard care (1 study, 157 participants; moderate-certainty evidence). We found no difference in health-related quality of life between BAL-directed therapy and standard care at either two or five years, and the larger study found no difference in the number of isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa per child per year. The eradication rate following one or two courses of eradication treatment and the number of pulmonary exacerbations were comparable in the two groups. Mild adverse events, when reported, were generally well tolerated. The most common adverse event reported was transient worsening of cough after 29% of procedures. Significant clinical deterioration was documented during or within 24 hours of BAL in 4.8% of procedures.
AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS
This review, limited to two well-designed randomised controlled studies, shows no evidence to support the routine use of BAL for the diagnosis and management of pulmonary infection in preschool children with CF compared to the standard practice of providing treatment based on results of oropharyngeal culture and clinical symptoms. No evidence is available for adults.
Topics: Humans; Cystic Fibrosis; Bronchoscopy; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Child; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Respiratory Tract Infections; Adult; Bronchoalveolar Lavage; Adolescent; Child, Preschool; Pseudomonas aeruginosa
PubMed: 38700027
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009530.pub5 -
Le Infezioni in Medicina Sep 2018Metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL)-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa is considered to be a serious threat to human health worldwide. Limited information is available concerning... (Meta-Analysis)
Meta-Analysis
Metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL)-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa is considered to be a serious threat to human health worldwide. Limited information is available concerning the prevalence of MBL-producing P. aeruginosa in Iran. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of MBL-producing P. aeruginosa in different parts of Iran. We searched major electronic databases including PubMed, ISI Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar as well as two Iranian search engines using appropriate keywords. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, related papers were recruited for the study. The prevalence of MBL-producing P. aeruginosa in Iranian population was about 32.4 %. Our findings also revealed that the highest prevalence of MBL-producing P. aeruginosa was in Isfahan with 60% (95% CI: 0.27-0.86). In addition, in Iranian population the most reported MBL gene was blaVIM and blaIMP, with frequencies of 19% (95% CI: 0.15-0.23) and 11% (95% CI: 0.08-0.14), respectively. Based on our findings, in the majority of Iranian hospitals, the prevalence of MBL-producing P. aeruginosa is alarmingly high necessitating the need for designing appropriate infection control programs.
Topics: Bacterial Proteins; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Genes, Bacterial; Humans; Iran; Metalloproteins; Prevalence; Pseudomonas Infections; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Retrospective Studies; beta-Lactamases
PubMed: 30246764
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