2020
Outbreak of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Burkholderia cepacia Bloodstream Infections at a Hemodialysis Center.
Diniz Rocha V, Cavalcanti T, Azevedo J, Leal H, Oliveira Silva G, Xavier Malheiros A, Ataide L, Lima Filho J, Pinto Almeida A, de Andrade Khouri N, Reis M, Neves Reis J. Outbreak of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Burkholderia cepacia Bloodstream Infections at a Hemodialysis Center. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2020, 104: 848-853. PMID: 33319730, PMCID: PMC7941797, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1035.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Bloodstream infections caused by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: epidemiological, clinical and microbiological features
Leal H, Azevedo J, Silva G, Amorim A, de Roma L, Arraes A, Gouveia E, Reis M, Mendes A, de Oliveira Silva M, Barberino M, Martins I, Reis J. Bloodstream infections caused by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: epidemiological, clinical and microbiological features. BMC Infectious Diseases 2019, 19: 609. PMID: 31296179, PMCID: PMC6624930, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4265-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsK. pneumoniaePrevious antimicrobial useLaboratory-based surveillanceAntimicrobial susceptibility testingMDR bacteremiaMDR-GNBDrug-resistant pathogensNegative bacteremiaLiver diseaseBloodstream infectionsHigh morbidityMale sexRisk factorsEpidemiological aspectsNegative bacilliHealthcare professionalsMicrobiological featuresSusceptibility testingBacteremiaInfectionAntimicrobial useCausative agentAntibiotic resistanceIntervention measuresResistance determinants