Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Microorganisms

doi:10.3390/antibiotics11070832

Editorial

. 2022 Jun 21;11(7):832.

doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11070832.

Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Microorganisms

Silvia Di Lodovico¹, Teresa Fasciana², Mara Di Giulio¹, Luigina Cellini¹, Anna Giammanco², Gian Maria Rossolini^{3

4}, Alberto Antonelli^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacy, University "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
² Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.
³ Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy.
⁴ Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy.

PMID: 35884086
PMCID: PMC9311923
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11070832

Editorial

Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Microorganisms

Silvia Di Lodovico et al. Antibiotics (Basel). 2022.

. 2022 Jun 21;11(7):832.

doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11070832.

Authors

Silvia Di Lodovico¹, Teresa Fasciana², Mara Di Giulio¹, Luigina Cellini¹, Anna Giammanco², Gian Maria Rossolini^{3

4}, Alberto Antonelli^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacy, University "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
² Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.
³ Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy.
⁴ Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy.

PMID: 35884086
PMCID: PMC9311923
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11070832

Abstract

Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) are bacteria that exhibit acquired resistance to multiple antibiotics, reducing the efficacy of antimicrobial therapies [...].

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[1] Serra-Burriel M., Keys M., Campillo-Artero C., Agodi A., Barchitta M., Gikas A., Palos C., López-Casasnovas G. Impact of Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria on Economic and Clinical Outcomes of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE. 2020;15:e0227139. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227139. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Serra-Burriel M., Keys M., Campillo-Artero C., Agodi A., Barchitta M., Gikas A., Palos C., López-Casasnovas G. Impact of Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria on Economic and Clinical Outcomes of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE. 2020;15:e0227139. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227139. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators Global Burden of Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance in 2019: A Systematic Analysis. Lancet. 2022;399:629–655. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02724-0. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators Global Burden of Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance in 2019: A Systematic Analysis. Lancet. 2022;399:629–655. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02724-0. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Duin D., Paterson D.D.L. Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in the Community: Trends and Lessons Learned. Infect. Dis. Clin. 2016;30:377–390. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2016.02.004. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Duin D., Paterson D.D.L. Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in the Community: Trends and Lessons Learned. Infect. Dis. Clin. 2016;30:377–390. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2016.02.004. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] McEwen S.A., Collignon P.J. Antimicrobial Resistance: A One Health Perspective. Microbiol. Spectr. 2018;6 doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.ARBA-0009-2017. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] McEwen S.A., Collignon P.J. Antimicrobial Resistance: A One Health Perspective. Microbiol. Spectr. 2018;6 doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.ARBA-0009-2017. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Lzahrani O.M., Fayez M., Alswat A.S., Alkafafy M., Mahmoud S.F., Al-Marri T., Almuslem A., Ashfaq H., Yusuf S. Antimicrobial Resistance, Biofilm Formation, and Virulence Genes in Enterococcus Species from Small Backyard Chicken Flocks. Antibiotics. 2022;11:380. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11030380. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Lzahrani O.M., Fayez M., Alswat A.S., Alkafafy M., Mahmoud S.F., Al-Marri T., Almuslem A., Ashfaq H., Yusuf S. Antimicrobial Resistance, Biofilm Formation, and Virulence Genes in Enterococcus Species from Small Backyard Chicken Flocks. Antibiotics. 2022;11:380. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11030380. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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