Antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa before and after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the Dominican Republic.

Alfredo J Mena LoraChrystiam SorondoBelkis BilliniPatricia GonzalezSusan C Bleasdale

Published in: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2022)

after the COVID-19 pandemic is rising. These resistance patterns suggest that ESBL is common in the Dominican Republic. Carbapenem resistance was uncommon but increased after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keyphrases

antimicrobial resistance
escherichia coli
klebsiella pneumoniae
coronavirus disease
pseudomonas aeruginosa
acinetobacter baumannii
biofilm formation
cystic fibrosis
multidrug resistant
gram negative
drug resistant
sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
candida albicans