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Background: Localized susceptibility data supports development of a pediatric-specific antibiogram to guide empiric therapy for ear infections within the British Columbia community setting. The aim of the current student was to construct an antibiogr...
Background: A rapid bacterial diagnostic is needed more and more in the treatment of patients, because of the emergence of antibiotic resistance. The cumulative antibiogram, an annual report that monitors antimicrobial resistance trends in health car...
12 August 2014
Escherichia coli is a widespread bacterium encompassing a variety of strains, ranging from highly pathogenic strains, causing worldwide outbreaks of severe diseases to avirulent, well characterized safe laboratory strains. This study evaluated the pr...
Background: Empiric antibiotic prescribing is frequently used in low- and middle-income countries because microbiological diagnostic capacity is often limited, highlighting the need for locally generated microbiological data to support evidence-infor...
Antimicrobial resistance is a global health threat and efforts to mitigate it is warranted, thus the need for local antibiograms to improve stewardship. This study highlights the process that was used to develop an antibiogram to monitor resistance a...
World Health Organization classified Listeria monocytogenes as a major notable foodborne pathogen associated with high mortality and hospitalization. The study reports the prevalence, antibiogram, virulence determination and genetic characterization...
Introduction: The global rise in antimicrobial resistance poses a growing threat to public health, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where diagnostic capacity and surveillance systems remain limited. In these settings, optimizing empir...
Background/Objectives: The rise in multidrug-resistant pathogens complicates UTI management, particularly in empirical therapy. This study aimed to develop and describe a Bayesian hierarchical weighted-incidence syndromic combination antibiogram (WIS...
The nosocomial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is characterized by increased prevalence in hospital wastewater and is a public health concern. Untreated wastewater severely challenges human health when discharged into nearby aquatic e...
Motile Aeromonas septicemia is a common bacterial disease that affects Oreochromis niloticus and causes tremendous economic losses globally. In order to investigate the prevalence, molecular typing, antibiogram and the biodiversity of Aeromonas hydro...
Non-judicious antimicrobial use (AMU) is a major driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In human hospitals, cumulative antibiograms are often used by clinicians to evaluate local susceptibility rates and to select the most appropriate empiric ther...
Antimicrobial resistance is a global challenge requiring reliable surveillance data collection and use. Prior studies on resistance in Zambia depended on laboratory methods with limited standardization. Since 2015, the University Teaching Hospital (U...
The prevalence of antimicrobial resistance has drawn the public’s attention worldwide. The presence of ESBL E. coli in fresh produce and other food represents a growing problem involving food safety and has become a global food safety issue. Th...
The objective of this study was to compare the pathogens and susceptibilities of the current automated, rule-based technology (RBT) antibiogram with one manually collected through chart review with additional rules applied. This study was a two-year,...
The rise of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE) makes it difficult to treat infections that increase morbidity and mortality rates in various parts of the world. The study’s objectives include identifying the clinical preval...
Urinary tract infections are among the most common bacterial infections, accounting for about two-fifths of all healthcare-associated infections. Appropriate antimicrobial therapy is crucial, e.g., to avoid prolonged hospitalization and limit antimic...
Background: Creating antibiograms solely for adults may overestimate resistance of antimicrobials for certain pathogens in children. The Canadian Paediatric Society comments that areas with no cephalosporin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae cases sh...
Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health threat, and gram-negative bacteria, such as Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, are particularly problematic with difficult-to-treat resistance phenotypes. To reduce morbidity and mortality,...
Background/Objectives: Infective endocarditis (IE) carries substantial mortality, particularly in middle-income settings where patient profiles and microbial ecology differ from those of cohorts used to derive international prognostic scores. Syndrom...
Mastitis remains a major constraint to dairy production in Bangladesh, particularly in high-demand regions. This study investigated the prevalence, risk factors, and antimicrobial resistance patterns of major pathogens associated with bovine mastitis...
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ubiquitous Gram-negative bacterium renowned for its resilience and adaptability across diverse environments, including clinical settings, where it emerges as a formidable pathogen. Notorious for causing nosocomial infectio...
This study was undertaken to identify foodborne bacteria and fungi from different parts of eggs depending on their storage duration, organoleptic properties, total viable count, and antibiotic resistance profile. Thirty-two samples were randomly coll...
Background: The escalating burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a critical threat to public health in Pakistan, with rates of high antibiotic consumption and limited standardized surveillance on AMR rates. Our study aimed to carry out a mul...
Antibiotic resistance is a significant global health issue, exacerbated by the indiscriminate use of antibiotics without antibiograms. Implementing appropriate stewardship programs that monitor and control antibiotic use is essential to minimize resi...
Infectious disease is one of the greatest causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and with the emergence of antimicrobial resistance, the situation is worsening. In order to prevent this crisis, antimicrobial resistance needs to be monitored car...
Acinetobacter spp. has gained fame from their ability to resist difficult conditions and their constant development of antimicrobial resistance. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence, susceptibility testing, OXA carbapenemase-encoding genes,...
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common bacterial diseases both in communities and in hospitalized patients, and at the same, time they are one of the most common indications for the use of antibiotics. UTI guidelines are generally...
Background and objectives: For proper antimicrobial therapy, cumulative antibiograms should be representative of geographic region and be accurate. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines recommend that only the first isolates (...
Neonatal infections including sepsis and urinary tract infections are considered among the leading causes of mortality in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). Thus, use of empiric antibiotics is very important in infected neonates and the success of...
International and Australian veterinary antimicrobial use guidelines recommend amoxicillin or trimethoprim-sulfonamide (TMS) for the empirical treatment of sporadic urinary tract infections (UTIs) in dogs and cats. However, in practice, these antibio...
A specific antibiogram is necessary for the empiric antibiotic treatment of community-acquired urinary tract infections (UTI) because of the global spread of antimicrobial resistance. This study aimed to develop an antibiogram specific for community-...
Background and Objectives: The susceptibility of burn patients to infections with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) is high. The aim of this study is to describe the local patterns of antimicrobial resistance in a Romanian burn unit and to identi...
Salmonella Gallinarum is one of the most important bacterial pathogens associated with diminished egg production in poultry. The aim of this study was to understand the occurrence, molecular traits and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Salmonella...
(1) Background: Understanding the physicians’ knowledge, attitudes, and antimicrobial prescribing behavior is a crucial step towards designing strategies for the optimal use of these agents. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was cond...
The OrgTRx platform is a system designed in Queensland, Australia, for the capture of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) surveillance data. The data is captured directly from Microbiology Laboratory Information Systems. The most common use of this data i...
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are some of the most common hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). Prolonged hospitalization, invasive devices such as catheters, and irrational use of antimicrobial agents are believed to be the ma...
Background/Objectives: Antimicrobial resistance threatens public health globally, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) serving rural communities face structural barriers to implementing antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs). This study evaluated whe...
This study was undertaken to evaluate the antibiogram fingerprints of some Enterobacteria recovered from irrigation water and agricultural soil in two District Municipalities of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa using standard culture-based and...
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a predominant pathogen of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the United States. We analyzed resistance patterns by geographic location in Washington State to assess the need for regional antibiograms. The study included...
The increase in fluoroquinolone (FQ)-resistant Escherichia coli (EC) is a serious global problem. In addition, much of acute uncomplicated cystitis (AUC) cases are caused by EC. FQs have been selected for the treatment of cystitis in outpatients, and...
Bacterial antibiotic resistance is an important challenge that the healthcare system is continually battling and a major problem in the treatment of musculoskeletal infections such as periprosthetic joint infections. Current methods to identify infec...
Objective: Patients with peripheral artery occlusive disease (PAD) are at risk of developing foot ulcers, which can subsequently lead to foot infections and an increased risk of amputation. In cases of severe ischemic foot infections (IFIs), the empi...
Fungi of the genus Trichoderma show strong potential as biological control agents (BCAs) against grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) through mechanisms like antibiotic metabolite production and lytic enzymes. This study evaluated the biocontrol activity...
The presence of bacteria with resistance to specific antibiotics is one of the greatest threats to the global health system. According to the World Health Organization, antimicrobial resistance has already reached alarming levels in many parts of the...
Background: Recurrent tonsillitis is one of the most common diseases in childhood, caused many times by ß-lactam-resistant S. aureus. The objective of this study was to investigate an alternative method to identify resistance to oxacillin/cefox...
The prevalence, toxin gene profile, antibiogram, and biofilm formation to determine the virulence potential of mesophilic and psychrotolerant Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) isolated from chilled tofu were investigated. Among 58 isolates, 21 isolates wer...
Klebsiella pneumoniae, a Gram-negative pathogen, poses a significant threat as a cause of community- and hospital-acquired infections worldwide. The emergence of multidrug-resistant strains, particularly in nosocomial settings, has further complicate...
The aquaculture industry is a fast-growing sector in Egypt; however, the progress of this industry is impeded by many challenges such as poor water quality and associated bacterial infections. Among others, Motile Aeromonas Septicemia (MAS), caused b...
This study included deidentified antibiotic susceptibility results from outpatient urinary Escherichia coli isolates from Washington state which were tested at a large clinical laboratory during 2013–2019. Isolates were categorized as represent...
Staphylococcus aureus is a significant human pathogen with a formidable propensity for antibiotic resistance. Worldwide, it is the leading cause of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, and infective endocarditis or...
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