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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2025

Effect of guideline-concordant, appropriate, and effective antimicrobial treatment on patient outcome in multidrug-resistant (MDR) infections.

Fuad A Sindi, Abdullah Boubsit, Eyad Alkhayat, Alhasan Daghestani, Omar Albaradie, Muhammad Anwar Khan, Nour Shamas, Sharif Hala, Abdullah Awadh

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Fuad A SindiKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0005-6417-8419
Abdullah BoubsitKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Eyad AlkhayatKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Alhasan DaghestaniKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Omar AlbaradieKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad Anwar KhanCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Nour ShamasInfectious Disease Clinical Pharmacist, Independent Antimicrobial Stewardship Policy Consultant, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sharif HalaKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah AwadhKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5362-1228

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Abstract

Recently, to achieve cure, physicians have been resorting to overuse or misuse of antimicrobials to treat resistant infections, leading to the emergence of further resistant organisms. To overcome this issue, antimicrobial guidelines have been developed. Nevertheless, recently, controversy regarding the effect of adherence to antimicrobial guidelines on patient outcomes has been raised. Additionally, in multidrug-resistant (MDR) infections, rates of susceptibility to guideline-recommended agents have been reported to be low. Hence, herein, we aim to assess the impact of guideline-concordant, appropriate, and effective antimicrobial regimens on patient outcomes in MDR infections at the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at MNGHA, a 500-bed tertiary care hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Saved microbiology lab samples that grew ESKAPE pathogens (

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial InfectionsDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialGuideline AdherenceAdultAgedBacteriaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicRetrospective StudiesSaudi ArabiaAnti-Bacterial Agentsadherenceantibiotic guidelinesantimicrobial guidelinesappropriate treatmenteffective treatmentguideline-concordanceMDRmultidrug-resistant infectionsoutcome

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PMCPMC12502525

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