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{"title":"External validation of the ICU-CARB score to predict carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria carriage in critically ill patients upon ICU admission: a multicenter analysis.","authors":"Tong Wu, Xiaoli Wang, Ziyun Shen, Zhongwei Zhang, Yuhao Liu, Rong Fang, Qian Wang, Sheng Wang, Quanhong Zhou, Hongping Qu, Yunqi Dai, Ruoming Tan","doi":"10.1186/s13756-024-01509-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-024-01509-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Recognition of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria (CR-GNB) carriage is frequently delayed, which increases the risk of subsequent infection and transmission. Previously, we developed a scoring system to identify CR-GNB carriage upon intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Although the ICU-CARB score showed satisfactory performance, it has not been externally validated. In this study, therefore, we externally validated the ICU-CARB score.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In the previous article, we introduced a risk-scoring system that incorporated seven key variables: neurological disease, high-risk department history, length of stay ≥ 14 days, ICU history, invasive mechanical ventilation, gastrointestinal tube placement, and carbapenem usage. To externally validate the ICU-CARB score, we conducted a study involving patients admitted to the ICUs of four tertiary hospitals between January 2021 and December 2023. Patients from three hospitals were grouped into Cohort I (n = 815) and those from the fourth hospital into Cohort II (n = 1602). Model calibration, discrimination, and performance were then assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 2417 patients were included, among which 289 (12%) carried CR-GNB upon ICU admission. Neurological disease, high-risk department history and length of stay ≥ 14 days were still 3 most important contributing factors in the scoring system. The ICU-CARB score exhibited high calibration, with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.825 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.778-0.873) for Cohort I and 0.823 (95% CI, 0.791-0.855) for Cohort II. The ICU-CARB score showed a highly positive association with CR-GNB carriage in both cohort I (C = 0.315; P < 0.001) and Cohort II (C = 0.381; P < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite differences in patient population characteristics, the ICU-CARB score for CR-GNB carriage upon ICU admission exhibited good discrimination in external validation, supporting its potential generalizability to other ICU settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":7950,"journal":{"name":"Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control","volume":"13 1","pages":"150"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142852219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rates of post procedural prophylactic antibiotic use following cardiac implantable electronic device insertion and the impact on surgical site infections in Alberta, Canada.","authors":"Elissa Rennert-May, Jenine Leal, Zuying Zhang, Irina Rajakumar, Stephanie Smith, John M Conly, Derek Exner, Vikas Kuriachan, Derek Chew","doi":"10.1186/s13756-024-01512-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-024-01512-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The necessity of post procedural prophylactic antibiotics following clean surgeries is controversial. While most evidence suggests that there is no benefit from these additional antibiotics and guidelines do not support their use, there is a paucity of evidence as to how often they are still being used and their impact on infection outcomes. The current study assessed the use of prophylactic antibiotics following cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) implantations in the province of Alberta, and their impact on infection and mortality.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a population-based cohort study in the province of Alberta. Administrative data was used to link all patients ≥ 18 who underwent outpatient CIED implantation from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2019 to antibiotics commonly used for surgical prophylaxis which were prescribed within 48 h of implantation. The primary outcome, explored with an adjusted Poisson model, was incidence of complex surgical site infection within one year of device implantation. All-cause mortality was a secondary outcome.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Post implantation prophylactic antibiotics were used 41% of the time overall, though the rate has been decreasing over time. The most commonly used prophylactic antibiotic was cefalexin (52%). When adjusted analyses were completed, there was no difference in the outcome of infection between those who did and did not receive post implantation prophylactic antibiotics (Relative Risk 0.74, 95% CI 0.46-1.17) and there was no difference in mortality (Relative Risk 0.8, 95% CI 0.63-1.02).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The use of prophylactic antibiotics following CIED implantation does not correlate to a reduced rate of complex surgical site infection or reduced mortality. The widespread use of these antibiotics, which is not guideline concordant, suggests the need for targeted antimicrobial stewardship interventions for surgical prophylaxis to ensure that antibiotic use is being optimized. Further work should explore other adverse outcomes associated with this antibiotic usage and stewardship programs should explore interventions to educate and reduce antibiotic use for this indication.</p>","PeriodicalId":7950,"journal":{"name":"Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control","volume":"13 1","pages":"147"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142852222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The burden of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) infections on costs, lengths of stay, antimicrobial consumption and resistance: a prospective case control approach.","authors":"Matthew Ficinski, Jennifer West, Shannon Glassman, Katrina Wojciechowski, Jennifer Gutowski, Maryrose Laguio-Vila, Scott Feitell, Emil Lesho","doi":"10.1186/s13756-024-01503-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-024-01503-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Congestive heart failure has reached pandemic levels, and left-ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are increasingly used to treat refractory heart failure. Infection is a leading complication of LVADs. Despite numerous reports (most being retrospective), several knowledge gaps pertaining to the epidemiology and burden of an LVAD-associated infection (LVADi) remain. We sought to address these gaps using a prospective, case-control design.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>All patients who received an LVAD from November 1, 2018 to August 31, 2023 (n = 110) were included and prospectively monitored until death. Data were extracted from clinical encounters and medical records in real-time or near real-time and imported to Excel and REDcap electronic data capture tools. An LVADi was ascertained using definitions from the mechanical circulatory support academic research consortium in conjunction with and the U.S. National Health Safety Network. All meeting those definitions were included as 'cases.' Patients with no LVADi were controls. Excess lengths-of-stays (LOS) and direct costs were calculated from billing records using a commercial cost accounting software platform (Strata^®, Chicago, IL).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The amount of healthcare contact before implantation and discharge to a rehabilitation or skilled nursing facility instead of home were the primary risks for infection, resulting in mean excesses of 25 hospital and 60 antibiotic-days and $43,000 per event. One-third occurred > 1 year after implantation. 35% developed > 1 infection. Gram-negative, fungal, and antimicrobial-resistant organisms predominated deep or repeat infections. 7.2% developed ≥ 3 infections. Organisms became increasingly antimicrobial resistant with subsequent infections, leading to extensive or pan-drug resistance in 4.5% of patients. The burden of an LVADi was 1862 excess hospital days, 3960 excess antibiotic days, and $3.4 million.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Patients with LVADis had significant increases in costs, LOS, readmissions, and antibiotic usage. Antimicrobial resistance varied directly with the number of repeat infections and antibiotic exposure. Identification of factors associated with LVADi, and quantification of the burden of LVADi can inform prevention efforts and lead to reduced infection rates. As preventing infections in the first place is also important for limiting the emergence of antimicrobial resistance, we offer strategies to avoid LVADis.</p><p><strong>Trial registry: </strong>Not applicable.</p>","PeriodicalId":7950,"journal":{"name":"Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control","volume":"13 1","pages":"149"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142852225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fecal carriage of ESBL-producing E. coli and genetic characterization in rural children and livestock in the Somali region, Ethiopia: a one health approach.","authors":"Abdifatah Muhummed, Ashenafi Alemu, Salome Hosch, Yahya Osman, Rea Tschopp, Simon Yersin, Tobias Schindler, Jan Hattendorf, Jakob Zinsstag, Guéladio Cissé, Pascale Vonaesch","doi":"10.1186/s13756-024-01502-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-024-01502-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The emergence and spread of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli pose significant challenges for treatment of infections globally. This challenge is exacerbated in sub-Saharan African countries, where the prevalence of ESBL-producing E. coli is high. This, combined with the lack of a strong and supportive healthcare system, leads to increased morbidity and mortality due to treatment failures. Notably, studies in Ethiopia have primarily focused on hospital settings, leaving a gap in understanding ESBL prevalence in rural communities, where human-animal proximity may facilitate microbial exchange.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a community-based study in the rural Somali region of Ethiopia, simultaneously examining the fecal carriage of ESBL-producing E. coli in children aged 2-5 years and their livestock (cattle, camel, goat). Fecal samples from 366 children and 243 animals underwent phenotypic screening for ESBL-producing E. coli. Following phenotypic confirmation, ESBL resistance genes were identified via conventional PCR. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was performed on a subset of isolates from human feces.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found that 43% (159/366) of children and 3.7% (9/244) of livestock harbored ESBL-producing E. coli. The ESBL gene bla_CTX-M-15 was predominant in human (82.7%, 120/145) and livestock (100%) isolates. In the 48 human E. coli isolates subjected to WGS, a high diversity resulting in 40 sequence types (STs) was observed. Among these, ST-2353 was the most prevalent (5/48), followed by ST-10 and ST-48 (3/48) and ST-38, ST-450, and ST-4750 (2/48). These STs were associated with multiple resistance genes, such as bla_CTX-M-15, bla_TEM-1B, bla_OXA-1, bla_CTX-M-14 and bla_TEM-35.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We report a high prevalence of ESBL E. coli in rural children, which outnumbers its prevalence in livestock. These isolates displayed a high diversity of sequence types (STs) with ST-2353 being the dominant ST. Our study is the first to report the association of ST-2353 with multi-drug resistance genes in Ethiopia. Further research using an integrated approach including other domains such as water and food products is needed to truly understand and combat AMR transmission and acquisition in this region.</p>","PeriodicalId":7950,"journal":{"name":"Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control","volume":"13 1","pages":"148"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142852221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Temporal trends in antimicrobial resistance of medically important pathogens on Curaçao.","authors":"Peter M C Klein Klouwenberg, Claudy Oliveira Dos Santos, Diederik van de Wetering, Lisette Provacia","doi":"10.1186/s13756-024-01499-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-024-01499-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Caribbean lacks recent comprehensive antimicrobial resistance data to inform clinicians and decision-makers. This study aims to provide a snapshot of susceptibility trends for pathogens on Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed susceptibility data of bacterial pathogens isolated from samples submitted from patients attending general practitioners, outpatient clinics and those who were hospitalized between January 2018 and December 2023. Samples originating from blood, urine, genital tract, soft tissue, and lungs were included. Susceptibility testing was performed by VITEK2 according using the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing criteria.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 13,528 patients contributed to 22,876 first isolates. Of all infections in adults with Staphylococcus aureus, 14% (95% confidence interval 10-18%) were methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in blood, and up to 27% (20-35%) in soft-tissue cultures. For Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, resistance levels were up to 27% (95% CI 22-32%) for cefuroxime and up to 18% (95% CI 18-28%) for third-generation cephalosporins. The addition of gentamicin to empirical therapy with cefuroxime increased coverage only moderately, especially in K. pneumoniae (16%, 95% CI 12-20%). Resistance to amoxicillin-clavulanic acid was up to 47% (95% CI 43-50%), to ciprofloxacin 34% (95% CI 31-37%) and to cotrimoxazole 37% (95% CI 34-39) in urine cultures from outpatients. In contrast, low levels of carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Antimicrobial resistance is high and widespread across several important antibiotic classes. The widespread occurrence of MRSA and resistance to third-generation cephalosporins highlights the importance of identifying risk factors, enabling more effective guidance for antimicrobial stewardship.</p>","PeriodicalId":7950,"journal":{"name":"Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control","volume":"13 1","pages":"151"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142852223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Correction: Multidrug-resistant ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae complex in Czech hospitals, wastewaters and surface waters.","authors":"Lenka Davidova-Gerzova, Jarmila Lausova, Iva Sukkar, Lucie Nechutna, Petra Kubackova, Marcela Krutova, Matej Bezdicek, Monika Dolejska","doi":"10.1186/s13756-024-01508-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-024-01508-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7950,"journal":{"name":"Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control","volume":"13 1","pages":"146"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142833494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence and molecular characterization of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Egypt: a systematic review and meta-analysis of hospital and community-acquired infections.","authors":"Ahmed Azzam, Heba Khaled, Dareen Samer, Wedad M Nageeb","doi":"10.1186/s13756-024-01497-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13756-024-01497-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) represent a significant global health threat. In response to this growing concern and the lack of a surveillance system for ESBL-PE infections in Egypt, we conducted this meta-analysis. In this study, we aimed to quantify the prevalence of ESBL-PE based on the source of infection and characterize their molecular dissemination. Additionally, we sought to uncover temporal trends to assess the spread of ESBL-PE over time.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A comprehensive literature search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and the Egyptian Knowledge Bank to identify studies that: (1) report the prevalence of ESBL-PE in Egypt; (2) use valid detection methods; (3) involve clinical specimens; and (4) were published between 2010 and 2024. The quality of the included studies was evaluated using the \"Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist\". Meta-analysis was performed using the R meta package, reporting pooled prevalence with 95% confidence intervals (CI) via a random effects model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This meta-analysis included 34 studies with 4,528 isolates, spanning 2007 to 2023. The overall prevalence of ESBL-PE in Egypt was 60% (95% CI: 54-65). The leave-one-out meta-analysis demonstrated the absence of influential outliers and Egger's test indicated no evidence of publication bias (P = 0.25). The prevalence of ESBL-PE was 62% (95% CI: 55-68) in nosocomial infections and 65% (95% CI: 52-75) in community-acquired infections, with no statistically significant difference (P = 0.68). The prevalence of ESBL producers in E. coli (64%) and K. pneumoniae (63%) is higher than in Proteus mirabilis (46%) (P = 0.06). Temporal analysis showed a stable ESBL prevalence over time. Moreover, in phenotypically confirmed ESBL-producing, E. coli harboring bla_CTX-M was most prevalent (73%), followed by bla_TEM (60%) and bla_SHV (22%), with significant differences (P < 0.01). Subsequent analysis identified bla_CTX-M-15 as the predominant variant of the bla_CTX-M gene.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The prevalence of ESBL-PE in Egypt is alarmingly high at 60%. The observed high rates in both hospital and community-acquired infections underscore the need for public health strategies targeting both settings. One limitation of this study is the high heterogeneity, which partly attributed to regional and institutional variations in antibiotic use and stewardship practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":7950,"journal":{"name":"Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control","volume":"13 1","pages":"145"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11622690/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142783878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Oral vancomycin use and incidence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci: time-series analysis.","authors":"Seongman Bae, Kyungkeun Cho, Inah Park, Jiae Kim, Hyewon Han, Jiwon Jung, Sung-Han Kim, Sang-Oh Lee","doi":"10.1186/s13756-024-01498-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-024-01498-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Vancomycin exposure is a major risk factor for vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonisation, but the relationship between oral vancomycin and the risk of VRE colonisation remains poorly understood without ecological evidence. In this study, we investigated the association between oral vancomycin usage and the incidence of hospital-acquired VRE using a time-series analysis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective ecological study analysed monthly data on antibiotic usage and VRE incidence from January 2013 to December 2022 at a 2700-bed hospital in South Korea. Antibiotic usage was measured in days of therapy (DOT) per 1000 patient-days. Hospital-acquired VRE incidence was defined as the number of VRE isolates identified more than 48 h after admission per 1000 patient-days. The association between oral vancomycin use and VRE incidence was assessed using a multivariate autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) regression model incorporating lag structures.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Over 10 years, 5,763 clinical VRE isolates were identified, with 5,133 (89%) being hospital-acquired. Oral vancomycin usage and VRE incidence showed significant upward trends during the study period. In the final ARIMA model adjusting for various types of antibiotic use and baseline VRE carriage rate, a significant association was observed between oral vancomycin use and VRE incidence (coefficient: 0.0160, 95% CI: 0.0030 to 0.0290, P = 0.0162), with an R-squared value of 0.76. Sensitivity analyses demonstrated the robustness of the association between oral vancomycin use and VRE acquisition across various time lags between antibiotic use and VRE incidence.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There was a significant association between institutional oral vancomycin use and hospital-acquired VRE incidence, highlighting the need for antibiotic stewardship for oral vancomycin use to contain the nosocomial spread of VRE in addition to infection control measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":7950,"journal":{"name":"Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control","volume":"13 1","pages":"143"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11610259/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142765604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Implementing a healthcare-associated bloodstream infection surveillance network in India: a mixed-methods study on the best practices, challenges and opportunities, 2022.","authors":"Srividya K Vedachalam, Valan A Siromany, Daniel VanderEnde, Paul Malpiedi, Amber Vasquez, Tanzin Dikid, Kamini Walia, Purva Mathur","doi":"10.1186/s13756-024-01501-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-024-01501-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Healthcare-associated bloodstream infections (BSI) threaten patient safety and are the third most common healthcare-associated infection (HAI) in low- and middle-income countries. An intensive-care-unit (ICU) based HAI surveillance network recording BSIs was started in India in 2017. We evaluated this surveillance network's ability to detect BSI to identify best practices, challenges, and opportunities in its implementation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a mixed-methods descriptive study from January to May 2022 using the CDC guidelines for evaluation. We focused on hospitals reporting BSI surveillance data to the HAI network from May 2017 to December 2021, and collected data through interviews, surveys, record reviews, and site visits. We integrated quantitative and qualitative results and present mixed methods interpretation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The HAI surveillance network included 39 hospitals across 22 states of India. We conducted 13 interviews, four site visits, and one focus-group discussion and collected 50 survey responses. Respondents included network coordinators, surveillance staff, data entry operators, and ICU physicians. Among surveyed staff, 83% rated the case definitions simple to use. Case definitions were correctly applied in 280/284 (98%) case reports. Among 21 site records reviewed, 24% reported using paper-based forms for laboratory reporting. Interviewees reported challenges, including funding, limited human resources, lack of digitalization, variable blood culture practices, and inconsistent information sharing.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Implementing a standardized HAI surveillance network reporting BSIs in India has been successful, and the case definitions developed were simple. Allocating personnel, digitalizing medical records, improving culturing practices, establishing feedback mechanisms, and funding commitment are crucial for its sustainability.</p>","PeriodicalId":7950,"journal":{"name":"Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control","volume":"13 1","pages":"144"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11610118/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142765691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Antimicrobial prescribing in French nursing homes and interventions for antimicrobial stewardship: a qualitative study.","authors":"Marie Hamard, Claire Durand, Laurène Deconinck, Claire Amaris Hobson, François-Xavier Lescure, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Nathan Peiffer-Smadja, Agathe Raynaud-Simon","doi":"10.1186/s13756-024-01487-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13756-024-01487-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Overuse of antibiotics is frequent in nursing homes (NHs) leading to adverse events and selection of resistant bacteria. Antimicrobial stewardship interventions showed heterogeneous effects on reducing inappropriate use of antimicrobials in NHs.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed (1) to analyze antimicrobial prescribing determinants in NHs; (2) to identify which resources for antimicrobial prescribing are used by NHs' physicians (3) understand which antimicrobial stewardship interventions are required and how they should be implemented in NHs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted individual semi-directed interviews with NHs' prescribing physicians in Ile-de-France, France. A thematic content analysis was conducted iteratively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirteen interviews were conducted. Participants were mostly women, with a median age of 48 years and a median professional experience in NHs of three years. Participants included medical coordinators, general practitioners and salaried physicians. Main determinants of antimicrobial prescribing in NHs were the perceived risk of infectious complications and discomfort in residents, the difficulty in obtaining microbiological samples and the lack of healthcare professionals to monitor patients. Most participants reported using national guidelines and electronic decision support systems to guide their antimicrobial prescribing. Institutional constraints accentuate situations of doubt and prompt physicians to prescribe antimicrobials \"just in case\" despite the will to follow guidelines and the known risks of antimicrobial misuse. Physicians stated that proper antimicrobial use in NHs would require a major effort but was not judged a priority as compared to other medical issues. Producing guidelines tailored to the NH's context, performing good practice audits with feedback on antimicrobial prescribing, and reinforcing multidisciplinary relationships and discussions between city and hospital professionals were cited as potential interventions. The role of the medical coordinator was described as central. According to physicians, collaboration among stakeholders, providing support and training during the process might prove effective strategies to ensure successful implementation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Antimicrobial prescribing is a complex decision-making process involving different factors and actors in NHs. Tailored guidelines, good practice audits, strengthened multidisciplinary collaboration were proposed as key AMS interventions. Physicians emphasized the central role of the medical coordinator supported by stakeholder engagement, collaboration, training and ongoing support for successful implementation.</p>","PeriodicalId":7950,"journal":{"name":"Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control","volume":"13 1","pages":"142"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11600803/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142738139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}