Investigation and analysis of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacterial infection rates across hospitals in Shandong Province in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increasing incidence of carbapenem-resistant bacterial infections has become a serious public health threat. This study aimed to investigate and analyze the current regional differences in carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria (CRGN) in a major Province of China, and provide suggestions for preventing hospital infections.

Methods

A questionnaire survey was used to obtain the current data on CRGN from 36 hospitals in Shandong Province, China, from 2019 to 2020. The association between the detection rates and discovery rates of CRGN and the use of antibacterial drugs was analyzed using Spearman's correlation coefficient. In addition, we compared the detection rates of CRGN and antibacterial drugs using hospitals categorized according to different levels an

SUBMITTER: Liu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9677124 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature