Blood bacterial resistant investigation collaborative system (BRICS) report: a national surveillance in China from 2014 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In this first national bloodstream infection (BSI) surveillance program in China, we assessed the composition of pathogenic bacteria and the trends for antimicrobial susceptibility over a 6-year period in China.

Methods

Blood bacterial isolates from patients at hospitals participating in the Blood Bacterial Resistant Investigation Collaborative System (BRICS) were collected from January 2014 to December 2019. Only the first isolate of a species per patient was eligible over the full study period. Antibiotic-susceptibility testing was conducted by agar-dilution or broth-dilution methods as recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). WHONET 5.6 was used to analyze data.

Results

During the study period, 27,899 bacterial strains were

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8785473 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature