European intensive care physicians’ experience of infections due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria

202090 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Alain Lepape · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Astrid Jean · Hospices Civils de Lyon

Jan J. De Waele · European Society of Intensive Care Medicine

Arnaud Friggeri · École Normale Supérieure de Lyon

Anne Savey · Inserm

Philippe Vanhems · Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie

Marie Paule Gustin

Abstract

The percentage of European ICU physicians perceiving AMR as a substantial problem in their ICU is high with variation by sub-region in line with epidemiological studies. The reports of bacteria resistant to almost all available antibiotics and the limited availability of last-line antibiotics in ICUs in the EU/EEA are of concern.

Topics & Keywords

Antibiotic Use and Resistance Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. 1-1

DOI: 10.1186/s13756-019-0662-8

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