Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus bloodstream infections: a 6-year study in Western Greece
The number of VRE increased over the study period. Linezolid and tigecycline remained largely effective, but emerging resistance patterns-particularly to daptomycin-underscore the urgent need for strengthened antimicrobial stewardship and the development of novel therapeutic options to address rising resistance among Gram-positive pathogens.
Authors
- Maria Lagadinou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8900-0212)
- Λεωνιδία Λεωνίδου (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4167-2746)
- Stelios F. Assimakopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6901-3681)
- Anna Chondroleou
- Anastasia Spiliopoulou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9125-8098)
- Christos Michailides (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1712-9815)
- Marina Amerali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1199-4130)
- Markos Marangos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5030-2398)
- Katerina Skintzi
- Fevronia Kolonitsiou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4348-6077)
- Prodromos Avramidis
- Ioannis Erginousakis
- Xristodoulos Xatzigrigoriadis
- Fotini Tasouli
Institutions
- University of Patras (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1656334
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79
Funders
- University of Patras