Silent pandemic in intensive care units: Post-pandemic rise of extensively drugresistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae in ventilator-associated pneumonia
During the pandemic, our ICU, where patients were treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics for a long time, has cured many patients but could not prevent the development of multi-drug resistance and XDR Acinetobacter and Klebsiella. Failure to take the necessary precautions will cause significant effects of the silent pandemic.
Authors
- Buğra Kerget (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6048-1462)
- Kezban Esen Karaca Çelik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8488-6753)
- Ferhan Kerget (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5160-4854)
- Gamze Koç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6174-2142)
Institutions
- Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital (TR)
- Atatürk University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tuberkuloz ve Toraks
- Published
- 2025-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5578/tt.2025011064
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.18