The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric bloodstream infections and alteration in antimicrobial resistance phenotypes in Gram-positive bacteria, 2020-2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alteration in the etiology of pediatric bloodstream infections (BSIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is not well known during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aimed to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric BSIs and alteration in antimicrobial resistance phenotypes in Gram-positive bacteria.

Methods

The frequency of BSIs among children under 18 years old was retrospectively recorded in a tertiary children's hospital in Tehran, Iran from February 2020 to December 2022. The status of COVID-19 infection using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, bacteremia/fungemia according to BACTEC 9120 Culture System results, characterization of bacteria using biochemical tests, and antimicrobial susceptibility pat

SUBMITTER: Fallah F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11487802 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature