Outcomes of Rapid Identification of Multi-Drug Resistant Gram-Negative Organisms Causing Bacteremia in Combination with Antimicrobial Stewardship in a Community Health System.

Isolation, Identification, and Profile of Antibiotic Resistance of Bacteria in Patients with Cancer

Background: Blood stream infection is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with cancer. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of aerobic and anaerobic-bacteremia in hospital inpatients with cancer and to determine the antibiotic resistance profile in isolated organisms in Kerman, southeast Iran. Methods: Total of 240 blood cultures from 136 patients w...

Rapid Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteremia and Impact on Anti-Pseudomonal Antibiotic Consumption in Combination with Antibiotic Stewardship at a Community-Based Hospital System

169Rapid Testing using Verigene® Microarray in Combination with Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention in Gram-negative Bacteremia

169. Rapid Testing using Verigene1 Microarray in Combination with Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention in Gram-negative Bacteremia Jacqueline T. Bork, MD; Surbhi Leekha, MBBS, MPH; Emily Heil, PharmD; Rilwan Badamas; J. Kristie Johnson, PhD; Infectious Diseases, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD; Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Me...

Antimicrobial Nonsusceptibility of Gram-Negative Bloodstream Isolates, Veterans Health Administration System, United States, 2003–20131

Bacteremia caused by gram-negative bacteria is associated with serious illness and death, and emergence of antimicrobial drug resistance in these bacteria is a major concern. Using national microbiology and patient data for 2003-2013 from the US Veterans Health Administration, we characterized nonsusceptibility trends of community-acquired, community-onset; healthcare-associated, community-onse...

Efficacy of Amikacin and Imipenem Against Multi-Drug Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated From Wound Infections

Background and Objective: Gram-negative pathogens are considered the common cause of wound infections associated with increased mortality and morbidity rates. Antibiotics combination has been used to overcome this problem. Aims: In this study, we identify Gram-negative pathogens found in wound infections and assess the in-vitro efficacy of a combination of amikacin and imipenem against the resi...