Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections: diverging trends of meticillin-resistant and meticillin-susceptible isolates, EU/EEA, 2005 to 2018
ConclusionsThe results indicate an increasing health burden of MSSA BSI in the EU/EEA despite a significant decrease in the MRSA percentage. These findings highlight the importance of monitoring antimicrobial resistance trends by assessing not only resistance percentages but also the incidence of infections. Further research is needed on the factors associated with the observed trends and on their attributable risk.
Source: Eurosurveillance - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Carlo Gagliotti, Liselotte Diaz H ögberg, Hanna Billström, Tim Eckmanns, Christian G Giske, Ole E Heuer, Vincent Jarlier, Gunnar Kahlmeter, Danilo Lo Fo Wong, Jos Monen, Stephen Murchan, Gunnar Skov Simonsen, Maja Šubelj, Arjana Tambić Andrašević, D Source Type: research
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