The epidemiology and microbiological characteristics of infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria in Qatar: national surveillance from the Study for Monitoring of Antimicrobial Resistance Trends (SMART): 2017 to 2019.

Mazen A Sid AhmedHawabibee Mahir PetkarThoraya M SalehMohamed AlbirairLolita A ArisgadoFaiha K EltayebManal Mahmoud HamedMuna A Al-MaslamaniAbdul Latif Al KhalHussam AlsoubEmad Bashir IbrahimHamad Abdel Hadi

Published in: JAC-antimicrobial resistance (2023)

Surveillance of GNB from Qatar showed prevalence of key pathogens similar to other regions but demonstrated significant resistance patterns to existing and novel antimicrobials with different underlying resistance mechanisms.

Keyphrases

antimicrobial resistance
public health
risk factors
quality improvement
gram negative