Resistance Genes and Mortality in Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteremias: Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic
In this study, the most prevalent carbapenemase gene was OXA-48; however, there has been a recent increase in <i>KPC</i> genes. No dominant epidemic strain was identified through clonality analysis. The clustering rate was 68% before the pandemic, increasing to 85.7% during the pandemic. The significance of infection control measures is underscored by the rise in both clustering and mortality rates during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors
- Bilgül Mete (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9091-6087)
- Gökhan Aygün (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6915-9843)
- Elif Seren Tanrıverdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0449-0356)
- Osman Faruk Bayramlar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7311-3258)
- Sibel Yıldız Kaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6319-7889)
- Barış Otlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6220-0521)
- Fatma Köksal Çakırlar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4279-434X)
- Neşe Saltoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4239-9585)
- Fehmı Tabak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8632-2825)
- İ̇lker İnanç Balkan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8977-5931)
- Mert Ahmet Kuşkucu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8735-5725)
- Rıdvan Karaali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2440-7529)
- Ahmet Kurt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7454-7557)
- Metin Yalçın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7451-4149)
Institutions
- Koç University (TR)
- Inonu University (TR)
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa (TR)
- Malatya Devlet Hastanesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Balkan Medical Journal
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-5-99
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85