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ArticleCureus2025

A 10-Year Retrospective Study of Bacterial Infections in a Japanese Regional Hospital: The Impact of COVID-19 and an Earthquake.

Takuya Sakamoto, Tomoyuki Ushimoto, Junji Moriya, Haruki Takikawa, Shinji Akitomi, Tsugiyasu Kanda, Yuji Kasamaki

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Takuya SakamotoDepartment of Pharmacology, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, JPN.
Tomoyuki UshimotoDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, JPN.
Junji MoriyaDepartment of General Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, JPN.
Haruki TakikawaDepartment of General Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University Himi Municipal Hospital, Himi, JPN.
Shinji AkitomiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, JPN.
Tsugiyasu KandaDepartment of Community Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, JPN.
Yuji KasamakiDepartment of General Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University Himi Municipal Hospital, Himi, JPN.

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Abstract

Bacterial infections are a leading cause of patient mortality, and antimicrobial resistance continues to pose a growing global health and economic threat. The combined effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and earthquakes may have influenced patterns of bacterial infections. This study analyzed data on antimicrobial-resistant and susceptible bacteria over a 10-year period (2015-2024), encompassing these natural disasters. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of positive bacterial cultures declined and continued to decrease following the earthquake. This trend included antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, such as methicillin-resistant

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antimicrobial bacteriacovid-19earthquakeinpatientslegionellaoutpatients

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