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ArticleEuropean journal of case reports in internal medicine2025

Challenges in Managing Multidrug-Resistant Infections Among Refugees: Clinical Experience During the Ukrainian War.

Josu Urbieta-Mancisidor, Jesús-Martín Treviño-Theriot

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Article in European journal of case reports in internal medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. War injuries and antimicrobial resistance: what impact do multi-resistant pathogens have on the treatment of Ukrainian war- wounded patients?European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Josu Urbieta-MancisidorDepartment of Internal Medicine, Santa Marina Hospitale, Bilbao, Spain.
Jesús-Martín Treviño-TheriotBalmaseda Primary Health Care Centre, Balmaseda, Spain.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The war in Ukraine, initiated in 2022, triggered a massive humanitarian crisis with millions displaced. This population exodus posed significant healthcare challenges, including the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. Factors such as disrupted healthcare services, inappropriate antimicrobial use and environmental contamination contributed to increased bacterial resistance. In this context, in 2023 an 86-year-old Ukrainian migrant was treated in a Spanish hospital for severe infections complicated by MDR bacteria. During hospitalisation, complex resistant strains of LEARNING POINTS: Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections are frequent among displaced populations from conflict zones, presenting significant clinical challenges.Effective management requires multidisciplinary teamwork, stringent infection control measures and rational use of antibiotics.Enhanced international cooperation and surveillance systems are essential to combating antimicrobial resistance in crisis contexts.

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Antimicrobial resistanceconflict-related infectionsKlebsiella pneumoniaePseudomonas aeruginosarefugeeswounds and injuries

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PMID40270656
PMCPMC12013216

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