Ten-year resistance trends in pathogens causing healthcare-associated infections; reflection of infection control interventions at a multi-hospital healthcare system in Saudi Arabia, 2007-2016.

HH, Balkhy; A, El-Saed; MM, Alshamrani; A, Alsaedi; Nasser W, Al; Gammal A, El; SM, Aljohany; S, Almunif; Y, Arabi; S, Alqahtani; HB, Bonnie; M, Alghoribi; A, Alothman; SA, Almohrij

doi:10.1186/s13756-020-0678-0

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Ten-year resistance trends in pathogens causing healthcare-associated infections; reflection of infection control interventions at a multi-hospital healthcare system in Saudi Arabia, 2007-2016.

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Balkhy HH

El-Saed A

Alshamrani MM

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Studying temporal changes in resistant pathogens causing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is crucial in improving local antimicrobial and infection control practices. The objective was to describe ten-year trends of resistance in pathogens causing HAIs in a tertiary care se...

Subject

Multidrug resistance

Antimicrobial resistance

Surveillance

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