Antimicrobial susceptibility testing results from 13 hospitals in Viet Nam: VINARES 2016-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyse data from 2016-17 from a hospital-based antimicrobial resistance surveillance with national coverage in a network of hospitals Viet Nam.

Methods

We analysed data from 13 hospitals, 3 less than the dataset from the 2012-13 period. Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing data from the clinical microbiology laboratories from samples sent in for routine diagnostics were used. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute 2018 guidelines were used for antimicrobial susceptibility testing interpretation. WHONET was used for data entry, management and analysis.

Results

42,553 deduplicated isolates were included in this analysis; including 30,222 (71%) Gram-negative and 12,331 (29%) Gram-positive bacteria. 8,793 (21%) were from ICUs and 7,43

SUBMITTER: Vu TVD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8112055 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature