Hamad Abdel Hadi, Soha R Dargham, Faiha Eltayeb, Mohamed O K Ali, Jinan Suliman, Shiema Abdalla M Ahmed, Ali S Omrani, Emad Bashir Ibrahim, Yuzhou Chen, Clement K M Tsui, Sini Skariah, Ali Sultan
Antimicrobial resistance is a global healthcare threat with significant clinical and economic consequences peaking at secondary and tertiary care hospitals where multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR GNB) lead to poor outcomes. A prospective study was conducted between January and December 2019 for all invasive bloodstream infections (BSIs) secondary to MDR GNB in Qatar identified during routine microbiological service to examine their clinical, microbiological, and genomic characteristics. Out of 3238 episodes of GNB BSIs, the prevalence of MDR GNB was 13% (429/3238)...
March 31, 2024: Antibiotics