Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic on Antimicrobial Resistance: A Literature Review

Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent threat to public health and global development; in this scenario, the SARS-CoV2 pandemic has caused a major disruption of healthcare systems and practices. A narrative review was conducted on articles focusing on the impact of COVID-19 on multidrug-resistant gra...

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Autores principales: Francesco Vladimiro Segala, Davide Fiore Bavaro, Francesco Di Gennaro, Federica Salvati, Claudia Marotta, Annalisa Saracino, Rita Murri, Massimo Fantoni
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a5d3fcd7410a4dc89e1672a7f6f955cd2021-11-25T19:12:20ZImpact of SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic on Antimicrobial Resistance: A Literature Review10.3390/v131121101999-4915https://doaj.org/article/a5d3fcd7410a4dc89e1672a7f6f955cd2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/11/2110https://doaj.org/toc/1999-4915Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent threat to public health and global development; in this scenario, the SARS-CoV2 pandemic has caused a major disruption of healthcare systems and practices. A narrative review was conducted on articles focusing on the impact of COVID-19 on multidrug-resistant gram-negative, gram-positive bacteria, and fungi. We found that, worldwide, multiple studies reported an unexpected high incidence of infections due to methicillin-resistant <i>S. aureus</i>, carbapenem-resistant <i>A. baumannii</i>, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, and <i>C. auris</i> among COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit. In this setting, inappropriate antimicrobial exposure, environmental contamination, and discontinuation of infection control measures may have driven selection and diffusion of drug-resistant pathogens.Francesco Vladimiro SegalaDavide Fiore BavaroFrancesco Di GennaroFederica SalvatiClaudia MarottaAnnalisa SaracinoRita MurriMassimo FantoniMDPI AGarticleCOVID-19antimicrobial resistanceinfection control<i>Candida auris</i>carbapenem-resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>carbapenem-resistant EnterobacteriaceaeMicrobiologyQR1-502ENViruses, Vol 13, Iss 2110, p 2110 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic COVID-19
antimicrobial resistance
infection control
<i>Candida auris</i>
carbapenem-resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>
carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle COVID-19
antimicrobial resistance
infection control
<i>Candida auris</i>
carbapenem-resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>
carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
Microbiology
QR1-502
Francesco Vladimiro Segala
Davide Fiore Bavaro
Francesco Di Gennaro
Federica Salvati
Claudia Marotta
Annalisa Saracino
Rita Murri
Massimo Fantoni
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic on Antimicrobial Resistance: A Literature Review
description Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent threat to public health and global development; in this scenario, the SARS-CoV2 pandemic has caused a major disruption of healthcare systems and practices. A narrative review was conducted on articles focusing on the impact of COVID-19 on multidrug-resistant gram-negative, gram-positive bacteria, and fungi. We found that, worldwide, multiple studies reported an unexpected high incidence of infections due to methicillin-resistant <i>S. aureus</i>, carbapenem-resistant <i>A. baumannii</i>, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, and <i>C. auris</i> among COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit. In this setting, inappropriate antimicrobial exposure, environmental contamination, and discontinuation of infection control measures may have driven selection and diffusion of drug-resistant pathogens.
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author Francesco Vladimiro Segala
Davide Fiore Bavaro
Francesco Di Gennaro
Federica Salvati
Claudia Marotta
Annalisa Saracino
Rita Murri
Massimo Fantoni
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Davide Fiore Bavaro
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Federica Salvati
Claudia Marotta
Annalisa Saracino
Rita Murri
Massimo Fantoni
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title Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic on Antimicrobial Resistance: A Literature Review
title_short Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic on Antimicrobial Resistance: A Literature Review
title_full Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic on Antimicrobial Resistance: A Literature Review
title_fullStr Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic on Antimicrobial Resistance: A Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic on Antimicrobial Resistance: A Literature Review
title_sort impact of sars-cov-2 epidemic on antimicrobial resistance: a literature review
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