Prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from 2005 to 2016 in Switzerland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We describe the prevalence of invasive carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. isolated from 2005 to 2016 in different regions of Switzerland.

Methods

Using the Swiss Antibiotic Resistance Centre (anresis) database that includes data from 70% of all hospitalized patients and one third of all ambulatory practitioners in Switzerland, we analysed the number of carbapenem-susceptible and resistant Acinetobacter spp. isolated from blood or cerebrospinal fluid, and further described their temporal and regional fluctuations.

Results

From 2005 to 2016, 58 cases of resistant or intermediate strains to carbapenem were observed among 632 cases of invasive Acinetobacter. Multivariable analyses indicated that the number of carbapenem-resistant isolates (mean 4.8 ± sd 2.

SUBMITTER: Ramette A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5883518 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature