Blood culture utilization and epidemiology of antimicrobial-resistant bloodstream infections before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Indonesian national referral hospital.
Robert SintoKhie Chen LieSiti SetiatiSuhendro SuwartoErni J NelwanDean Handimulya DjumaryoMulya Rahma KaryantiAri PrayitnoSumariyono SumariyonoCatrin E MooreRaph L HamersNicholas P J DayDirek LimmathurotsakulPublished in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2022)
In our setting, AMR-BSI incidence and etiology were similar between COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 cases. Incidence rates of hospital-origin AMR-BSI increased in 2020, which was likely due to increased blood culture utilization. We recommend increasing blood culture utilization and generating AMR surveillance reports in LMICs to inform local health care providers and policy makers.