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- Title
Relocating a pediatric hospital: Does antimicrobial resistance change?
- Authors
Schönfeld, Annika; Ascherl, Rudolf; Petzold-Quinque, Stefanie; Lippmann, Norman; Rodloff, Arne C.; Kiess, Wieland
- Abstract
Objective: Analyze the changes in antimicrobial drug resistance patterns due to hospital relocation. To this end, we conducted a retrospective analysis of microbiological results, especially minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of all isolates from blood, urine and bronchial secretions, in our pediatric university hospital before and after moving to a new building. Results: While the number of tests done did not change, the fraction of those positive increased, more MICs were determined and certain microbes (A. baumannii, E. faecalis, Klebsiella spp. and P. mirabilis) were detected more frequently. Most changes in MICs occurred in E. faecium (increases in 8 antimicrobials, decreases only in linezolid and gentamicin). For imipenem and aminopenicillins the MICs commonly rose after relocation, the opposite is true for gentamicin and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. The other factors that alter by moving a hospital such as changes in medical personnel or case severity cannot be corrected for, but using MICs we are able to provide insights into changes down to the individual antimicrobial drug and even small changes usually undetectable to the common categorical reporting of resistance.
- Subjects
DRUG resistance in microorganisms; RESISTANCE to change; MEDICAL personnel; ANTI-infective agents; URINATION; CHILDREN'S hospitals; CO-trimoxazole; IMIPENEM
- Publication
BMC Research Notes, 2020, Vol 13, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1756-0500
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13104-020-05065-7