Prevalence, Characterization, and Epidemiological Relationships between ESBL and Carbapenemase-Producing Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Acinetobacter spp. Isolated from Humans and the Kitchen Environment of Two Greek Hospitals
The results suggest that hospital kitchens may act as important pathogen hotspots contributing to the circulation of resistant strains in the hospital environment.
Authors
- Ilias Tirodimos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2577-2675)
- Anestis Tsitsos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9889-6268)
- Nikolaos Soultos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4388-7206)
- Anna Papa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6643-3322)
- Vangelis Economou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9175-0952)
- Panagiota Gousia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4471-8594)
- Alexandros Damianos
- Maria Boutel
Institutions
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (GR)
- Ippokrateio General Hospital of Thessaloniki (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antibiotics
- Published
- 2024-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13100934
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.51
Funders
- Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation