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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Decline in ESBL Production and Carbapenem Resistance in Urinary Tract Infections among Key Bacterial Species during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Ibraheem Altamimi, Khalifa Binkhamis, Abdullah Alhumimidi, Ibrahim M Alabdulkarim, Abdulrahman Almugren, Hadi Alhemsi, Abdulaziz Altamimi, Abeer Almazyed, Seham Elbih, Razan Alghunaim and 1 more

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ibraheem AltamimiCollege of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5149-0877
Khalifa BinkhamisDepartment of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5425-9531
Abdullah AlhumimidiCollege of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.
Ibrahim M AlabdulkarimCollege of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2638-0457
Abdulrahman AlmugrenCollege of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.
Hadi AlhemsiCollege of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-7054-2847
Abdulaziz AltamimiCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health and Sciences, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia.
Abeer AlmazyedMicrobiology Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia.
Seham ElbihMicrobiology Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia.
Razan AlghunaimPharmaceutical Care Division, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah AltamimiPediatric Emergency and Medical Toxicology, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia.
King Saud University · SAKing Fahd Medical City · SAKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences · SAKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant changes in healthcare practices, including increased antibiotic usage. This study aimed to investigate the impact of the pandemic on the prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) production and carbapenem resistance among key bacterial species causing urinary tract infections (UTIs). Conducted at King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh from January 2018 to December 2022, the study analyzed urine samples from 9697 UTI patients. Patients were categorized into 'pre-COVID-19' and 'during COVID-19' groups. Bacterial isolates were identified, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed following guidelines. ESBL production was detected using the Double-Disc Synergy Test.

Indexed as

antimicrobial resistancecarbapenem resistanceCOVID-19ESBLurinary tract infection

Identifiers

PMID38534652
PMCPMC10967402
OpenAlexW4392155898

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