Antimicrobial resistance in bacterial isolates from companion animals in Buenos Aires, Argentina: 2011–2017 retrospective study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Valeria Rumi ◽  
Ezequiel Nuske ◽  
Javier Mas ◽  
Andrea Argüello ◽  
Gabriel Gutkind ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Bacterial Isolates

Bacterial epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance in ascitic fluid: A 2-year retrospective study

2009 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lionel Piroth ◽  
Andre Pechinot ◽  
Anne Minello ◽  
Benoit Jaulhac ◽  
Isabelle Patry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Ascitic Fluid

scholarly journals Antimicrobial resistance in clinical bacterial isolates from horses in the UK

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.M. Isgren ◽  
N.J. Williams ◽  
O.D. Fletcher ◽  
D. Timofte ◽  
J.R. Newton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Bacterial Isolates ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals Trends and molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in clinical staphylococci isolated from companion animals over a 16 year period

2016 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 1479-1487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natacha Couto ◽  
Cláudia Monchique ◽  
Adriana Belas ◽  
Cátia Marques ◽  
Luís T. Gama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Companion Animals

scholarly journals Identification of Group G Streptococcal Isolates from Companion Animals in Japan and Their Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns

2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 394-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuzo Tsuyuki ◽  
Goro Kurita ◽  
Yoshiteru Murata ◽  
Mieko Goto ◽  
Takashi Takahashi
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Resistance Patterns

scholarly journals Paradigm Shift in Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern of Bacterial Isolates during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 954
Author(s):  
Vikas Saini ◽  
Charu Jain ◽  
Narendra Pal Singh ◽  
Ahmad Alsulimani ◽  
Chhavi Gupta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Resistance Pattern ◽  
Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Bacterial Isolates ◽  
Hospital Infection Control ◽  
And Staphylococcus Aureus

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an emerging public health problem in modern times and the current COVID-19 pandemic has further exaggerated this problem. Due to bacterial co-infection in COVID-19 cases, an irrational consumption of antibiotics has occurred during the pandemic. This study aimed to observe the COVID-19 patients hospitalized from 1 March 2019 to 31 December 2020 and to evaluate the AMR pattern of bacterial agents isolated. This was a single-center study comprising 494 bacterial isolates (blood and urine) that were obtained from patients with SARS-CoV-2 admitted to the ICU and investigated in the Department of Microbiology of a tertiary care hospital in Delhi, India. Out of the total bacterial isolates, 55.46% were gram negative and 44.53% were gram positive pathogens. Of the blood samples processed, the most common isolates were CoNS (Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus) and Staphylococcus aureus. Amongst the urinary isolates, most common pathogens were Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. A total of 60% MRSA was observed in urine and blood isolates. Up to 40% increase in AMR was observed amongst these isolates obtained during COVID-19 period compared to pre-COVID-19 times. The overuse of antibiotics gave abundant opportunity for the bacterial pathogens to gradually develop mechanisms and to acquire resistance. Since the dynamics of SARS-COV-2 are unpredictable, a compromise on hospital antibiotic policy may ultimately escalate the burden of drug resistant pathogens in hospitals. A shortage of trained staff during COVID-19 pandemic renders it impossible to maintain these records in places where the entire hospital staff is struggling to save lives. This study highlights the extensive rise in the use of antibiotics for respiratory illness due to COVID-19 compared to antibiotic use prior to COVID-19 in ICUs. The regular prescription audit followed by a constant surveillance of hospital infection control practices by the dedicated teams and training of clinicians can improve the quality of medications in the long run and help to fight the menace of AMR.

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