Bloodstream infections caused by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: epidemiological, clinical and microbiological features.

Helena Ferreira LealJailton AzevedoGiulyana Evelyn Oliveira SilvaAngelica Maria Lima AmorimLarissa Rangel Cabral de RomaAna Carolina Palmeira ArraesEdilane Lins GouveiaMitermayer Galvão ReisAna Verena MendesMarcio de Oliveira SilvaMaria Goreth BarberinoIanick Souto MartinsJoice Neves Reis Pedreira

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)

Here we demonstrate that clinically relevant antibiotic resistance genes are prevalent in this setting. We hope our findings support the development of intervention measures by policy makers and healthcare professionals to face antibiotic resistance.

Keyphrases

antibiotic resistance genes
multidrug resistant
wastewater treatment
microbial community
randomized controlled trial
healthcare
anaerobic digestion
public health
drug resistant
gram negative
acinetobacter baumannii
mental health
klebsiella pneumoniae
cystic fibrosis