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ABR-Scan Science Week 17
Unit for Antibiotics and Infection Control
This ABR-Scan Science is compiled by the Unit for Antibiotics and Infection Control at the
Public Health Agency of Sweden. It includes a summary of links to recent articles from a
selection of 17 scientific journals that we find interesting. All journals included in the scan are
listed at the bottom of the document. The articles are sorted according to our categorization:
surveillance, treatment and diagnosis, prevention and intervention, microbiology and other. If
you have any comments or suggestions, please send an e-mail to Karin Carlin at [email protected]
Surveillance
Silent dissemination of colistin-resistant Escherichia coli in South America could
contribute to the global spread of the mcr-1 gene. Eurosurveillance
Persisting transmission of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae due to an
environmental reservoir in a university hospital, France, 2012 to 2014. Eurosurveillance
Contamination during production of heater-cooler units by Mycobacterium chimaera
potential cause for invasive cardiovascular infections: results of an outbreak investigation
in Germany, April 2015 to February 2016. Eurosurveillance
Risk factors for the acquisition of OXA-48-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a hospital
outbreak setting: a matched case–control study. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Plasmid-Mediated Colistin-Resistant Escherichia coli in Bacteremia in Switzerland.
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Neisseria gonorrhoeae Resistant to Ceftriaxone and Cefixime, Argentina. Emerging
Infectious Diseases
Shigella Antimicrobial Drug Resistance Mechanisms, 2004–2014. Emerging Infectious
Diseases
Bloodstream infection caused by extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in
cancer patients: high mortality associated with delayed treatment rather than with the
degree of neutropenia. Clinical Microbiology and Infection
The worldwide spread of ciprofloxacin-resistant Shigella sonnei among HIV-infected men
who have sex with men, Taiwan. Clinical Microbiology and Infection
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Epidemiological Markers for Interactions Among Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus
influenzae, and Staphylococcus aureus in Upper Respiratory Tract Carriage. Journal of
Infectious Diseases
Carbapenem- and Colistin-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae from Delta, Colorado, in 2015.
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Treatment and diagnosis
Ceftazidime-avibactam or best available therapy in patients with ceftazidime-resistant
Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa complicated urinary tract infections or
complicated intra-abdominal infections (REPRISE): a randomised, pathogen-directed,
phase 3 study. Lancet Infectious Diseases
Studying ceftazidime-avibactam in selected populations. Comment. Lancet Infectious
Diseases
Clinically relevant concentrations of fosfomycin combined with polymyxin B, tobramycin
or ciprofloxacin enhance bacterial killing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, but do not suppress
the emergence of fosfomycin resistance. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Infection, Antibiotics, and Risk of Developing
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: A Meta-analysis. Clinical Infectious Diseases
Time Is of the Essence: The Impact of Delayed Antibiotic Therapy on Patient Outcomes in
Hospital-Onset Enterococcal Bloodstream Infections. Clinical Infectious Diseases
Optimizing the Clinical Use of Vancomycin. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Prevention and intervention
Reducing Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescriptions. JAMA
Executive Summary: Implementing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program: Guidelines by
the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of
America. Clinical Infectious Diseases
A Systematic Review of the Definitions, Determinants, and Clinical Outcomes of
Antimicrobial De-escalation in the Intensive Care Unit. Clinical Infectious Diseases
Effect of vaccination programmes on mortality burden among children
and young adults in the Netherlands during the 20th century: a historical
analysis. Clinical Infectious Diseases
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Microbiology
In vitro pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of the combination of avibactam and
aztreonam against MDR organisms. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Real-time PCR for detection of plasmid-mediated polymyxin resistance (mcr-1) from
cultured bacteria and stools. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Next-Generation Sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Emerging Infectious Diseases
High MICs for Vancomycin and Daptomycin and Complicated Catheter-Related
Bloodstream Infections with Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. Emerging
Infectious Diseases
Rapid Detection of Polymyxin Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae. Emerging Infectious
Diseases
Acquisition of Broad-Spectrum Cephalosporin Resistance Leading to Colistin Resistance
in Klebsiella pneumoniae. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Other
Tackling antimicrobial resistance in France. Lancet
Phagocytosis and Killing of Carbapenem-Resistant ST258 Klebsiella pneumoniae by
Human Neutrophils. Journal of Infectious Diseases
Protective Effect of a Synbiotic against Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a
Murine Infection Model. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
The publications included in the scan are: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, British
Medical Journal, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Emerging
Infectious Diseases, Eurosurveillance, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, Infectious
Diseases, JAMA - The Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of Antimicrobial
Chemotherapy, Journal of Hospital Infection, Journal of Infectious Diseases, Lancet, Lancet
Infectious Diseases, New England Journal of Medicine, Pediatrics and Scandinavian Journal of
Primary Health Care. In addition, other articles from other publications can be included.
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Telephone + 46 10 205 20 00 E-mail [email protected] www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se