Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic consumption in intensive care units, Switzerland, 2009 to 2018

DiscussionIn Swiss ICU, antibiotic-resistantEnterobacterales have been steadily increasing over the last decade. The emergence of CRE, associated with institutional antibiotic consumption, is of particular concern and calls for reinforced surveillance and antibiotic stewardship in this setting.

Source: Eurosurveillance - November 18, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Stefanie Barnsteiner, Florent Baty, Werner C Albrich, Baharak Babouee Flury, Michael Gasser, Catherine Pl üss-Suard, Matthias Schlegel, Andreas Kronenberg, Philipp Kohler and on behalf of the Swiss Centre for Antibiotic Resistance (ANRESIS) Source Type: research