A Study in a Regional Hospital of a Mid-Sized Spanish City Indicates a Major Increase in Infection/Colonization by Carbapenem-Resistant Bacteria, Coinciding with the COVID-19 Pandemic

A Study in a Regional Hospital of a Mid-Sized Spanish City Indicates a Major Increase in Infection/Colonization by Carbapenem-Resistant Bacteria, Coinciding with the COVID-19 Pandemic

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics has proven difficult to control over the past few decades. The large group of multidrug-resistant bacteria includes carbapenemase-producing bacteria (CPB), for which limited therapeutic options and infection control measures are available. Furthermore, carbapenema...

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Main Authors: Estefanía Cano-Martín, Inés Portillo-Calderón, Patricia Pérez-Palacios, José María Navarro-Marí, María Amelia Fernández-Sierra, José Gutiérrez-Fernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
carbapenems resistance
carbapenemases
Gram-negative bacteria
infection
colonization
COVID-19
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/10/9/1127

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