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. 2022 Nov;27(46):2200845.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.46.2200845.

Large increase in bloodstream infections with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter species during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, EU/EEA, 2020 and 2021

Pete Kinross  1   2 , Carlo Gagliotti  3   2 , Hanna Merk  1 , Diamantis Plachouras  1 , Dominique L Monnet  1 , Liselotte Diaz Högberg  1 ; EARS-Net Study Group  4 ; EARS-Net Study Group participants
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Large increase in bloodstream infections with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter species during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, EU/EEA, 2020 and 2021

Pete Kinross et al. Euro Surveill. 2022 Nov.

Abstract

Recent data from the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS-Net) show a large increase of +57% in Acinetobacter species bloodstream infections in the European Union and European Economic Area in the first years of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021) compared with 2018-2019. Most were resistant to carbapenems, from intensive care units, and in countries with ≥ 50% carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter spp. in 2018-2019. This highlights the requirement for reinforced Acinetobacter preparedness and infection prevention and control in Europe.

Keywords: Acinetobacter; COVID-19; EU/EEA; bacteraemia; pandemic.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Acinetobacter species bloodstream infections reported by laboratories that continuously reported data to EARS-Net, by carbapenem susceptibility testing result and type of patient ward, EU/EEA, 2017–2021 (n = 16,626)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Bloodstream infections with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter species, reported by laboratories that continuously reported data to EARS-Net, by country groupa and year, EU/EEA, 2017–2021 (n = 9,542)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Percentage and number of bloodstream infections with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter species from laboratories that continuously reported data to EARS-Net, by country groupa , EU/EEA, 2018–2019 vs 2020–2021 (n = 9,542)
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