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ArticleEuropean journal of microbiology & immunology2024

Correlation between Stenotrophomonas maltophilia incidence and systemic antibiotic use: A 10-year retrospective, observational study in Hungary.

Márió Gajdács, Mária Matuz, Benkő Ria, Zoltán Pető, Edit Hajdú

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  1. Clinical, microbiological, and molecular characteristics, outcomes, and risk factors for mortality of patients with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bloodstream infection.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
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  4. Infection and drug resistance · 2026
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Márió Gajdács1Department of Oral Biology and Experimental Dental Research, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Szeged, 6720 Szeged, Tisza Lajos krt. 64-66., Hungary.ORCID 0000-0003-1270-0365
Mária Matuz2Central Pharmacy Department, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical Center, University of Szeged, 6725 Szeged, Semmelweis utca 6., Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-7877-2399
Benkő Ria2Central Pharmacy Department, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical Center, University of Szeged, 6725 Szeged, Semmelweis utca 6., Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-8009-8962
Zoltán Pető4Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical Center, University of Szeged, 6725 Szeged, Semmelweis utca 6., Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-9907-0321
Edit Hajdú5Department of Internal Medicine Infectiology Unit, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Centre, University of Szeged, 6725 Szeged, Állomás Street 1-3, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-2309-3532

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Abstract

Extensive use of carbapenems may lead to selection pressure for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (SM) in hospital environments. The aim of our study was to assess the possible association between systemic antibiotic use and the incidence of SM. A retrospective, observational study was carried out in a tertiary-care hospital in Hungary, between January 1st 2010 and December 31st 2019. Incidence-density for SM and SM resistant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (SXT) was standardized for 1000 patient-days, while systemic antibiotic use was expressed as defined daily doses (DDDs) per 100 patient-days. Mean incidence density for SM infections was 0.42/1000 patient-days; 11.08% were were resistant to SXT, the mean incidence density for SXT-resistant SM was 0.047/1000 patient-days. Consumption rate for colistin, glycopeptides and carbapenems increased by 258.82, 278.94 and 372.72% from 2010 to 2019, respectively. Strong and significant positive correlations were observed with the consumption of carbapenems (r: 0.8759; P < 0.001 and r: 0.8968; P < 0.001), SXT (r: 0.7552; P = 0.011 and r: 0.7004; P = 0.024), and glycopeptides (r: 0.7542; P = 0.012 and r: 0.8138; P < 0.001) with SM and SXT-resistant SM incidence-density/1000 patient-days, respectively. Implementation of institutional carbapenem-sparing strategies are critical in preserving these life-saving drugs, and may affect the microbial spectrum of infections in clinical settings.

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antibiotic consumptionantimicrobial resistanceantimicrobial stewardshipcarbapenemsselection pressureStenotrophomonas maltophilia

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PMCPMC11097780

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