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

DiscussionIn Swiss ICU, antibiotic-resistant Enterobacterales 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.PMID:34794535 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.46.2001537

Source: Euro Surveill - November 19, 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 Swiss Centre for Antibiotic Resistance (ANRESIS) Source Type: research