Increased Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales Bacteria in Latin America and the Caribbean during the COVID-19 Pandemic

During 2020–2021, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean reported clinical emergence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales that had not been previously characterized locally, increased prevalence of carbapenemases that had previously been detected, and co-production of multiple carbapenemases in some isolates. These increases were likely fueled by changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including empirical antibiotic use for potential COVID-19–related bacterial infections and healthcare limitations resulting from the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases. Strengthening antimicrobial resistance surveillance, epidemiologic research, and infection prevention and control programs and antimicrobial stewardship in clinical settings can help prevent emergence and transmission of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Emerging Infectious Diseases - 28(2022), 11, Seite 8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Genara Romero Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Alejandra Corso [VerfasserIn]
Fernando Pasterán [VerfasserIn]
Justina Shal [VerfasserIn]
Aldo Sosa [VerfasserIn]
Marcelo Pillonetto [VerfasserIn]
Renata Tigulini de Souza Peral [VerfasserIn]
Juan Carlos Hormazábal [VerfasserIn]
Pamela Araya [VerfasserIn]
Sandra Yamile Saavedra [VerfasserIn]
Mariá Victoria Ovalle [VerfasserIn]
María Antonieta Jiménez Pearson [VerfasserIn]
Grettel Chanto Chacón [VerfasserIn]
Eric Carbon [VerfasserIn]
Carmen Julia Mazariegos Herrera [VerfasserIn]
Selene del Carmen González Velásquez [VerfasserIn]
Carolina Satan-Salazar [VerfasserIn]
Fernando Villavicencio [VerfasserIn]
Nancy Melgarejo Touchet [VerfasserIn]
Sofía Busignani [VerfasserIn]
Maritza Mayta-Barrios [VerfasserIn]
Juan Ramírez-Illescas [VerfasserIn]
Mariana López Vega [VerfasserIn]
Cristina Mogdasy [VerfasserIn]
Verónica Rosas [VerfasserIn]
Nuris Salgado [VerfasserIn]
Rodolfo Quiroz [VerfasserIn]
Nathalie El-Omeiri [VerfasserIn]
Marcelo Fabián Galas [VerfasserIn]
Pilar Ramón-Pardo [VerfasserIn]
Roberto Gustavo Melano [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Coronavirus disease
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicine
R
Respiratory infections
SARS
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

doi:

10.3201/eid2811.220415

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ028027655