< em > Staphylococcus aureus < /em > 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.PMID:34794536 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.46.2002094

Source: Euro Surveill - November 19, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Carlo Gagliotti Liselotte Diaz H ögberg Hanna Billstr öm 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 Tambi ć Andrašević Dorota Żabic Source Type: research