Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on CLABSI Rates and Antibiotic Resistance: A Multicenter Study in Turkiye
In Türkiye, the predominant causative agents of CLABSI did not change during the pandemic, with <i>Klebsiella</i> spp. and <i>A. baumannii</i> being most frequently isolated. However, the rise in CLABSI-associated mortality during the pandemic highlights the broader impact of healthcare system disruptions.
Authors
- Taliha Karakök (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4369-229X)
- Neşe Demirtürk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6186-2494)
- Alpay Azap (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5035-055X)
- Merve Arslan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4191-0145)
- Ezgi Gülten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0248-7716)
- Ali Aşan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8856-7356)
- Işıl Deniz Aliravci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4740-1579)
- Tuğba Yanık Yalçın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5996-8639)
- Mehtap Aydın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4044-9366)
- Özlem Akdoğan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2969-474X)
- Müge Toygar Deniz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6946-2727)
- Fatma Yekta URKMEZ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5438-4623)
- Deniz Özer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6180-254X)
- Fethiye Akgül (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8518-4598)
- Elif Sargın Altunok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3244-3768)
- Meltem KARSLIOĞLU (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8490-3757)
- Petek Konya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5055-1220)
- Şirin Menekşe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3908-0135)
- Şiran Keske (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3823-4454)
- Özge Eren Korkmaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9476-4938)
- Lütfiye Nilsun Altunal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4794-9283)
- Önder Ergönül (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1935-9235)
- Ayşe Batırel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6005-636X)
- Esra Gürbüz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3123-0963)
- Hüseyin Bilgin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5048-9970)
- Zehra Çağla Karakoç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1618-740X)
- İlknur Erdem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2262-6525)
- Asiye Bahar KAÇMAZ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2707-0637)
- Abdullah Gölbol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4999-5259)
- Ahmet Şahin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8377-8293)
- Ayşe Deniz-Yüksel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7248-5973)
Institutions
- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi (TR)
- Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University (TR)
- Koç University (TR)
- Ankara University (TR)
- Manisa Celal Bayar University (TR)
- Bursa Technical University (TR)
- Dokuz Eylül University (TR)
- Hitit Üniversitesi (TR)
- State Hospital (GB)
- Batman University (TR)
- Gaziantep Children's Hospital (TR)
- Dr Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Sivas State Hospital (TR)
- Ümraniye Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Samsun University (TR)
- Istinye University (TR)
- Education Training And Research (US)
- Başkent University Hospital (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Hafsa Sultan Hastanesi (TR)
- Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital (TR)
- Amerikan Hastanesi (TR)
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- S.B.Ü. Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Kocaeli Üniversitesi (TR)
- Afyon Kocatepe University (TR)
- Marmara University (TR)
- University of Health Sciences Antigua (AG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36519/idcm.2025.513
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00