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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

Prevalence and antibiotic resistance of pathogens isolated from neurosurgical patients with postoperative central nervous system infections in a tertiary hospital in North China.

Fan Yang, Jingnan Chen, Mengjie Zhao, Hejun Zhao, Bin Yang, Xuequan Feng

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Fan YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Jingnan ChenTEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Mengjie ZhaoTEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Hejun ZhaoDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Bin YangTEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Xuequan FengDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.

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Background: Postoperative central nervous system infection (PCNSI) is a serious complication following neurosurgery. Effective clinical management of PCNSI requires prompt antibiotic administration based on the identification of the causative pathogens and antibiotic resistance. This study aimed to investigate the causative pathogens of PCNSI and their antibiotic resistance profiles, which could help clinicians initiate appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy. Methods: The distribution and antimicrobial resistance of pathogens in patients with PCNSI from January 2014 to December 2023 were analyzed retrospectively. Cerebrospinal fluid samples were aseptically collected and subjected to standard microbiological methods for bacterial isolation and identification. Antibiotic sensitivity testing was performed via the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion agar method. Results: A total of 396 patients were diagnosed with PCNSI, and 385 pathogens were identified from these patients. The percentages of Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and fungi were 56.10, 41.30, and 2.60%, respectively. The predominant pathogens among the Gram-positive bacteria were coagulase-negative staphylococci (29.09%), whereas Conclusion: Gram-positive bacteria, especially coagulase-negative staphylococci, were the predominant pathogens causing PCNSI. Furthermore, several Gram-negative species, especially

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Central Nervous System InfectionsDrug Resistance, BacterialDrug Resistance, MicrobialNeurosurgical ProceduresPostoperative ComplicationsAdultAgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsChinaFemaleGram-Positive BacteriaHumansMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedPrevalenceAnti-Bacterial Agentsantibiotic resistanceneurosurgerypathogenspostoperative central nervous system infectionprevalence

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PMCPMC12185526

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