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SynthesisAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy2014

A systematic review and meta-analyses show that carbapenem use and medical devices are the leading risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Anne F Voor In 't Holt, Juliëtte A Severin, Emmanuel M E H Lesaffre, Margreet C Vos

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61 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. Challenges and opportunities in the management of severe pneumonia. Key concepts from the Seventh Annual Meeting of Spanish Experts 2025.Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2026
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  12. Sources and Transmission Routes of Carbapenem-ResistantAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  16. CarbapenemsHeliyon · 2023
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  20. Risk factors and outcome associated with coinfection with carbapenem-resistantFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Anne F Voor In 't HoltDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Juliëtte A Severin
Emmanuel M E H Lesaffre
Margreet C Vos

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A systematic review and meta-analyses were performed to identify the risk factors associated with carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and to identify sources and reservoirs for the pathogen. A systematic search of PubMed and Embase databases from 1 January 1987 until 27 January 2012 identified 1,662 articles, 53 of which were included in a systematic review and 38 in a random-effects meta-analysis study. The use of carbapenem, use of fluoroquinolones, use of vancomycin, use of other antibiotics, having medical devices, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, having underlying diseases, patient characteristics, and length of hospital stay were significant risk factors in multivariate analyses. The meta-analyses showed that carbapenem use (odds ratio [OR] = 7.09; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 5.43 to 9.25) and medical devices (OR = 5.11; 95% CI = 3.55 to 7.37) generated the highest pooled estimates. Cumulative meta-analyses showed that the pooled estimate of carbapenem use was stable and that the pooled estimate of the risk factor "having medical devices" increased with time. We conclude that our results highlight the importance of antibiotic stewardship and the thoughtful use of medical devices in helping prevent outbreaks of carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsCarbapenemsDrug Resistance, BacterialPseudomonas aeruginosaRisk FactorsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCarbapenems

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PMID24550343
PMCPMC3993224

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