The impact of COVID-19 on the profile of hospital-acquired infections in adult intensive care units

A Despotovic, B Milosevic, A Cirkovic, A Vujovic… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a global public health concern. As the COVID-19
pandemic continues, its contribution to mortality and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) grows …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU): the experience of a North-West Italian Center

A Parisini, S Boni, EB Vacca, N Bobbio, F Del Puente… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic caused an increase in intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalizations
with a rise in morbidity and mortality; nevertheless, there is still little evidence on the impact …

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antimicrobial resistance and management of bloodstream infections

V Petrakis, M Panopoulou, P Rafailidis, N Lemonakis… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Introduction: The pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare systems led to limited
roles of infectious diseases services, increased rates of irrational use of antimicrobials, and …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare-associated infections, antibiotic resistance and consumption rates in intensive care units

U Önal, Ü Tüzemen, E Kazak, N Gençol… - Le infezioni in …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare-associated infections, antibiotic resistance and
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Unintended impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the rate of catheter related nosocomial infections and incidence of multiple drug resistance pathogens in three intensive …

F Zand, H Vakili, N Asmarian, M Masjedi… - BMC infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background The prevalence of resistant hospital infections in the intensive care unit (ICU)
increases mortality and antibiotic resistance. COVID-19 pandemic may have unintended …

Is the pendulum of antimicrobial drug resistance swinging back after COVID-19?

F Serapide, A Quirino, V Scaglione, HL Morrone… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic may have had an effect on antimicrobial resistance. We compared
the prevalence of ESKAPE multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections in COVID-19 …

The usage of antibiotics by COVID-19 patients with comorbidities: the risk of increased antimicrobial resistance

B Zeshan, MI Karobari, N Afzal, A Siddiq, S Basha… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health issue that plays a significant role in
morbidity and mortality, especially in immunocompromised patients. It also becomes a …

Antimicrobial use in hospitalised patients with COVID-19: an international multicentre point-prevalence study

L Papst, R Luzzati, B Carević, C Tascini… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Studies suggest that the incidence of coinfections in patients with the coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) is low, but a large number of patients receive antimicrobials during …

Antibiotic (mis) use in COVID-19 patients before and after admission to a tertiary hospital in Serbia

A Despotović, A Barać, T Cucanić, K Cucanić… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global concern, and antibiotic use has risen throughout
the COVID-19 pandemic. Up to 75% of COVID-19 patients are treated with antibiotics …

Hospital-acquired infections in critically ill patients with COVID-19

G Grasselli, V Scaravilli, D Mangioni, L Scudeller… - Chest, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Few small studies have described hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) occurring
in patients with COVID-19. Research Question What characteristics in critically ill patients …