2023
The impact of COVID-19 on microbiological profile and antibiotic consumption in ICU: a retrospective study in an infectious disease hospital in Brazil
de França Diniz Rocha V, da Silva E, Azevedo J, Ribeiro M, Reis M, Barros T, Reis J. The impact of COVID-19 on microbiological profile and antibiotic consumption in ICU: a retrospective study in an infectious disease hospital in Brazil. The Brazilian Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2023, 28: 103705. PMID: 38065221, PMCID: PMC10764251, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2023.103705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitInfectious Diseases HospitalAntimicrobial resistanceMicrobiological profileCandida sppRetrospective studyTracheal secretionsCarbapenem-resistant A. baumanniiConsequences of antimicrobial resistanceIntensive care unit patient-daysImpact of antimicrobial resistanceMultidrug-resistant Enterococcus faeciumCharacteristics of patientsConsumption of ceftriaxoneConsumption of antibioticsPiperacillin-tazobactamUnique characteristics of patientsA. baumanniiAcinetobacter baumanniiAntibiotic consumptionEnterobacter speciesIncidence densityESKAPE groupClinical culturesKlebsiella pneumoniae
2022
Microbial source tracking and antimicrobial resistance in one river system of a rural community in Bahia, Brazil
Moretto V, Bartley P, Ferreira V, Santos C, Silva L, Ponce-Terashima R, Blanton R, Reis M, Barbosa L. Microbial source tracking and antimicrobial resistance in one river system of a rural community in Bahia, Brazil. Brazilian Journal Of Biology 2022, 82: e231838. PMID: 33681894, DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.231838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman fecal contaminationMicrobial source trackingRiver systemsFecal contaminationSource trackingGram-negative bacteriaGut of humansSpecies levelVillage centerWater supplyRiverRural communitiesNegative bacteriaBacteriaAntimicrobial resistanceNatural resistanceResidual antibioticsAntibiotic bacteriaHuman sourcesContaminationFood animalsBahiaClasses of antibioticsCommunityUse of antibiotics