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Large increase in bloodstream infections with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacte...
Kinross, Pete; Gagliotti, Carlo; Merk, Hanna; Plachouras, Diamantis; Monnet, Dominique L; Högberg, Liselotte Diaz; EARS-Net Study GroupBloodstream infections (BSIs) with Acinetobacter species commonly have poor outcomes, especially in intensive care unit (ICU) patients [1]. Acinetobacter spp. is intrinsically resistant to many antimicrobials, and additional acquired resistance further complicates the treatment of serious infections in already vulnerable patient groups. Recent data from the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network...
Attributable deaths and disability-adjusted life-years caused by infections wit...
Cassini, Alessandro; Högberg, Liselotte Diaz; Plachouras, Diamantis; Quattrocchi, Annalisa; Hoxha, Ana; Simonsen, Gunnar Skov; Colomb-Cotinat, MélanieBackground: Infections due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria are threatening modern health care. However, estimating their incidence, complications, and attributable mortality is challenging. We aimed to estimate the burden of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria of public health concern in countries of the EU and European Economic Area (EEA) in 2015, measured in number of cases, attributable death...