Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections after Turkey/Syria Earthquakes, 2023
Anthony Rizk, Antoine Abou Fayad, Louis‐Patrick Haraoui
Abstract
Increased rates of multidrug-resistant microbes have been reported after earthquakes. After the 2023 earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, the number of associated highly drug-resistant pathogens and nosocomial transmission will probably surge in hospitals treating injured patients. It is not too late to act to prevent antimicrobial-resistant infections from compounding these tragedies.
Topics & Concepts
AntimicrobialMultiple drug resistanceMedicineAntimicrobial drugAntibiotic resistanceDrug resistanceTransmission (telecommunications)Intensive care medicineAntibioticsBiologyMicrobiologyElectrical engineeringEngineeringBacillus and Francisella bacterial researchDisaster Response and ManagementAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria