epidemiology
Editor's Pick Epidemiology and SurveillanceWhole-Genome Sequencing To Identify Drivers of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Transmission within and between Regional Long-Term Acute-Care HospitalsCarbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is an antibiotic resistance threat of the highest priority. Given the limited treatment options for this multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO), there is an urgent need for targeted strategies to prevent transmission.
Editor's Pick Epidemiology and SurveillanceTrends and Risk Factors for Antimicrobial-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Melbourne, Australia, 2007 to 2018Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a major public health problem. Traditionally, AMR surveillance programs for N. gonorrhoeae have focused mainly on laboratory data to describe the prevalence and trends of resistance. However, integrating individual-level risk factors (e.g.,...
SusceptibilityU.S.-Based National Surveillance for Fidaxomicin Susceptibility of Clostridioides difficile-Associated Diarrheal Isolates from 2013 to 2016In 2011, we initiated a sentinel surveillance network to assess changes in Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile antimicrobial susceptibility to fidaxomicin from 6 geographically dispersed medical centers in the United States. This report summarizes data from 2013 to 2016. C. difficile isolates or toxin-positive stools from...
Epidemiology and SurveillanceTrends in and Predictors of Carbapenem Consumption across North American Hospitals: Results from a Multicenter Survey by the MAD-ID Research NetworkWe sought to define trends in and predictors of carbapenem consumption across community, teaching, and university-affiliated hospitals in the United States and Canada. We conducted a retrospective multicenter survey of carbapenem and broad-spectrum noncarbapenem beta-lactam consumption between January 2011 and December 2013.
Epidemiology and SurveillanceComparative Epidemiology of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Colonization in an Acute-Care Hospital and Its Affiliated Intermediate- and Long-Term Care Facilities in SingaporeVancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are an important cause of nosocomial infections in acute-care hospitals (ACHs), intermediate-care facilities (ITCFs), and long-term care facilities (LTCFs). This study contemporaneously compared the epidemiology and risk factors for VRE colonization in different care settings in a health care network.
- Mechanisms of ResistanceMolecular Analysis of Resistance and Detection of Non-Wild-Type Strains Using Etest Epidemiological Cutoff Values for Amphotericin B and Echinocandins for Bloodstream Candida Infections from a Tertiary Hospital in Qatar
A total of 301 Candida bloodstream isolates collected from 289 patients over 5 years at a tertiary hospital in Qatar were evaluated. Out of all Candida infections, 53% were diagnosed in patients admitted to the intensive care units.
- Epidemiology and SurveillanceDiversity of Carbapenemase-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates in France in 2012-2013
With the dissemination of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) strains worldwide, carbapenem-hydrolyzing enzymes are increasingly reported among isolates of Escherichia coli, the first hospital and community-acquired opportunistic pathogen. Here, we have performed an epidemiological...
- Epidemiology and SurveillanceIncreasing Antimicrobial Resistance in Nontyphoidal Salmonella Isolates in Australia from 1979 to 2015
- Epidemiology and SurveillanceOvertreatment of Asymptomatic Candiduria among Hospitalized Patients: a Multi-institutional Study