2023
The impact of COVID-19 on microbiological profile and antibiotic consumption in ICU: a retrospective study in an infectious disease hospital in Brazil
de França Diniz Rocha V, da Silva E, Azevedo J, Ribeiro M, Reis M, Barros T, Reis J. The impact of COVID-19 on microbiological profile and antibiotic consumption in ICU: a retrospective study in an infectious disease hospital in Brazil. The Brazilian Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2023, 28: 103705. PMID: 38065221, PMCID: PMC10764251, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2023.103705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitInfectious Diseases HospitalAntimicrobial resistanceMicrobiological profileCandida sppRetrospective studyTracheal secretionsCarbapenem-resistant A. baumanniiConsequences of antimicrobial resistanceIntensive care unit patient-daysImpact of antimicrobial resistanceMultidrug-resistant Enterococcus faeciumCharacteristics of patientsConsumption of ceftriaxoneConsumption of antibioticsPiperacillin-tazobactamUnique characteristics of patientsA. baumanniiAcinetobacter baumanniiAntibiotic consumptionEnterobacter speciesIncidence densityESKAPE groupClinical culturesKlebsiella pneumoniae
2016
Genetic profiles and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae non-PCV10 serotype isolates recovered from meningitis cases in Salvador, Brazil
Azevedo J, Dos Anjos ES, Cordeiro S, Dos Santos M, Escobar E, Lobo P, Carvalho MD, Reis M, Reis J, Campos L. Genetic profiles and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae non-PCV10 serotype isolates recovered from meningitis cases in Salvador, Brazil. Journal Of Medical Microbiology 2016, 65: 1164-1170. PMID: 27599851, DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBrazilChildChild, PreschoolDrug Resistance, BacterialElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldFemaleGenetic VariationGenotypeHospitalsHumansInfantMaleMeningitis, PneumococcalMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedMolecular EpidemiologyMultilocus Sequence TypingMultiplex Polymerase Chain ReactionPneumococcal VaccinesSerogroupSerotypingStreptococcus pneumoniaeYoung AdultConceptsPost-vaccine periodMulti-locus sequence typing resultsIntroduction of PCV10Non-vaccine serotypesCases of meningitisPneumococcal conjugate vaccineBenefits of vaccinationChildhood vaccination programsAntimicrobial susceptibility testingMulti-locus sequence typingPCV10 introductionPneumococcal meningitisConjugate vaccineReference hospitalSerotype 19AMeningitis casesSerotype 12FVaccination programMore antibioticsSerotype isolatesQuellung reactionE-testStreptococcus pneumoniaeMeningitisSusceptibility testing