Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in Burn Patients
Laura Ruegsegger, Jamie Xiao, Arash Naziripour, Trey Kanumuambidi, Dylan Brown, Felicia Williams, Steven H. Marshall, Susan D. Rudin, Kelly Yen, Tingyu Chu, Liang Chen, Emanuele Sozzi, Luther A. Bartelt, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Robert A. Bonomo, David van Duin
Abstract
was required to restore susceptibility to ceftazidime-avibactam. In summary, MDR GNB colonization is common in burn patients and patient-to-patient transmission of highly resistant GNB occurs. These results emphasize the ongoing need for infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship efforts in this highly vulnerable population.
Topics & Concepts
Gram-negative bacteriaGramMicrobiologyBacteriaMultiple drug resistanceGram-negative bacterial infectionsMedicineAntibioticsBiologyEscherichia coliGeneticsGeneAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaUrinary Tract Infections ManagementClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research