Changing Epidemiology of Pathogenic Bacteria Over the Past 20 Years in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The epidemiology of pathogenic bacteria varies according to the socioeconomic status and antimicrobial resistance status. However, longitudinal epidemiological studies to evaluate the changes in species distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility of pathogenic bacteria nationwide are lacking. We retrospectively investigated the nationwide trends in species distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility of pathogenic bacteria over the last 20 years in Korea.

Methods

From 1997 to 2016, annual cumulative antimicrobial susceptibility and species distribution data were collected from 12 university hospitals in five provinces and four metropolitan cities in South Korea.

Results

The prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus was the highest (13.1%) until 2012 but

SUBMITTER: Bae MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10010907 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature