Distribution of Pathogenic Bacteria and their Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in the Blood of Patients with HIV/AIDS at a Tertiary Hospital in Hangzhou: An Eight-Year Retrospective Study
Yufeng Zhu,
Jianghao Cheng,
Chaodan Li
et al.
Abstract:Background: Antimicrobial drug resistance (AMR) is reaching crisis levels worldwide. Patients with HIV/AIDS face the additional challenge of blood infection by antimicrobial‑resistant bacteria. However, little information on the pathogenic bacteria distribution and AMR in the blood cultures of patients with HIV/AIDS is available.
Purpose: Herein, we aimed to analyze the distribution and AMR patterns of pathogenic bacteria in blood cultures of patients with HIV/AIDS.
Methods: We carried out an observational, si… Show more
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