Acquisition of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacilli among intensive care unit (ICU) patients with no previous use of carbapenems: Indirect population impact of antimicrobial use
Abstract:Objective:
To measure the impact of exposure to patients using carbapenem on the acquisition of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacilli (CR-GNB) among patients not using carbapenems.
Design:
An ecological study and a cohort study.
Setting:
Two medical surgical intensive care units (ICUs) in inner Brazil.
Participants:
Patients admitted to 2 ICUs from 2013 through 2018 to whom carbapenem was not prescribed.
Methods:
In the ecologic … Show more
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