Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative bacilli Prosthetic Joint Infection: A Worrisome Scenario

Multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacilli in lower respiratory tract infections

BACKGROUND Lower respiratory tract infections are among important causes of morbidity and mortality for all age groups. The emergence of multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacilli is an issue of increasing concern. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective study including respiratory specimens (sputum and BAL) was conducted in our tertiary care centre. Samples were processed for microscopy, cultur...

Orthopedic-Implant Associated Infection due to Gram-Negative Bacilli: The Worrisome Impact of Acinetobacter baumannii Multidrug Resistance in a Brazilian Center

Risk factors for nosocomial bloodstream infection caused by multidrug resistant gram-negative bacilli in pediatrics.

The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors for nosocomial bloodstream infections by multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacilli. From November 2001 to December 2003, in the Pediatric Department of the Santa Casa de São Paulo, a retrospective case-control study was developed concerning patients who had nosocomial bloodstream infection caused by Gram-negative bacilli. Patients with mult...

Clinical and economic impact of common multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli.

Clinical and Economic Impact of Common Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli Christian G. Giske,* Dominique L. Monnet,† Otto Cars, and Yehuda Carmeli on behalf of ReAct-Action on Antibiotic Resistance Clinical Microbiology L2:02, Karolinska Institutet-MTC, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden; National Center for Antimicrobials and Infection Control, Statens Seru...

Active surveillance for asymptomatic colonization with multidrug-resistant gram negative bacilli among injured service members--a three year evaluation.

In response to the high rates of colonization and infection by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli (MDR GNB), many military treatment facilities (MTFs) have implemented additional infection control practices, such as active surveillance cultures for asymptomatic colonization. Results of surveillance cultures (June 2009 - May 2012) collected from patients at Landstuhl Regional Medical Cent...