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ArticleInfectious diseases and therapy2015

Considerations About Antimicrobial Stewardship in Settings with Epidemic Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing or Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae.

Pierluigi Viale, Maddalena Giannella, Michele Bartoletti, Sara Tedeschi, Russell Lewis

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Article in Infectious diseases and therapy, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pierluigi VialeInfectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. pierluigi.viale@unibo.it.
Maddalena GiannellaInfectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. maddalena.giannella@libero.it.
Michele BartolettiInfectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Sara TedeschiInfectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Russell LewisInfectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi · ITUniversity of Bologna · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infections caused by gram-negative bacteria (GNB) resistant to multiple classes of antibiotics are increasing in many hospitals. Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in particular are now endemic in many parts of the world and represent a serious public health threat. In this era, antimicrobial stewardship programs are essential as targeted and responsible use of antibiotics improves patient outcomes and hopefully limits the selective pressure that drives the further emergence of resistance. However, some stewardship strategies aimed at promoting carbapenem-sparing regimens remain controversial and are difficult to implement when resistance rates to non-carbapenem antibiotics are increasing. Coordinated efforts between stewardship programs and infection control are essential for reversing conditions that favor the emergence and dissemination of multidrug-resistant GNB within the hospital and identifying extra-institutional "feeder reservoirs" of resistant strains such as long-term care facilities, where colonization is common despite limited numbers of serious infections. In settings where ESBL resistance is endemic, the cost-effectiveness of expanded infection control efforts and antimicrobial stewardship is still unknown. Once a patient has been colonized, selective oral or digestive decontamination may be considered, but evidence supporting its effectiveness is limited in patients who are already colonized or in centers with high rates of resistance. Moreover, temporary success at decolonization may be associated with a higher risk of relapse with strains that are resistant to the decolonizing antibiotics.

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Antimicrobial stewardshipCarbapenem-resistant EnterobacteriaceaeExtended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing EnterobacteriaceaeInfection controlRapid diagnosticsSelective digestive decolonization

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PMID26362292
PMCPMC4569644
OpenAlexW2157159520

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