Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of Latin American healthcare workers relating to antibiotic stewardship and antibiotic use: a cross-sectional multi-country study

Autor: Valeria Fabre, Sara E. Cosgrove, Fernanda C. Lessa, Twisha S. Patel, Guadalupe Reyes-Morales, Washington R. Aleman, Andrea Alvarado Alvarez, Bowen Aquiles, Ana B. Arauz, Facundo Arguello, Maria Fernanda Barberis, Laura Barcan, Maria P. Bernachea, Marisa L. Bernan, Carlos Buitrago, Maria Del Carmen Bangher, Ximena Castañeda, Angel M. Colque, Alfredo Canton, Rosa Contreras, Silvia Correa, Gustavo Costilla Campero, Lidia Espinola, Clara Esquivel, Cecilia Ezcurra, Leandro A. Falleroni, Johana Fernandez, Sandra Ferrari, Natalia Frassone, Carlos Garcia Cruz, Maria Isabel Garzón, Carlos H. Gomez Quintero, José A. Gonzalez, Lucrecia Guaymas, Fausto Guerrero-Toapanta, Sandra Lambert, Diego Laplume, Paola R. Lazarte, César G. Lemir, Angelica Lopez, Itzel L. Lopez, Herberth Maldonado, Guadalupe Martinez, Diego M. Maurizi, Mario Melgar, Florencia Mesplet, Carlos Morales Pertuz, Cristina Moreno, Gabriela L. Moya, Yanina Nuccetelli, Glendys Núñez, Carolina Osuna, Belén Palacio, Florencia Pellice, Carla Raffo, Fanny Reino Choto, Gerardo Ricoy, Viviana Rodriguez, Federico Romero, Juan J. Romero, Maria Eugenia Russo, Graciela Sadino, Nancy Sandoval, Mirta G. Silva, Alejandra M. Urueña, Ligia Vence Reyes, Hugo Videla, Marisol Valle, Silvia Vera Amate Perez, Hernan Vergara-Samur, Silvina Villamandos, Olmedo Villarreal, Alejandra Viteri, Eduardo Warley, Rodolfo E. Quiros

Publikováno v: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2024)

Abstract Background The burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Latin America is high. Little is known about healthcare workers’ (HCWs) knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of antimicrobial stewardship (AS), AMR, and antibiotic use (AU) in the

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Detection of anti-Histoplasma capsulatum antibodies and seroconversion patterns in critically ill patients with COVID-19: An underdiagnosed fungal entity complicating COVID-19?

Autor: María A Toscanini, Fernanda Barberis, María F Benedetti, Agustín Videla Garrido, Gladys B Posse, Paula Capece, Gabriela López Daneri, Alejandro D Nusblat, María L Cuestas

Publikováno v: Medical mycology. 60(3)

The patients with severe COVID-19 are at increased risk for invasive fungal infections, such as invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and candidiasis, which increase morbidity and mortality. However, clinicians should also consider the possibility of reac

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35142812

622. The Accessory Genome in Enterococcal Bacteremia: Results from the Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Bacteremia Outcomes Study (VENOUS)

Autor: Shelby Simar, Blake Hanson, German Contreras, Katherine Reyes, Pranoti V Sahasrabhojane, Helina Misikir, Catherine Liu, Yohei Doi, Fernanda Barberis, Lilian Abbo, An Q Dinh, Maria Spencer, Marcus Zervos, Samuel L Aitken, David van Duin, Samuel A Shelburne, Truc T Tran, Jose M Munita, Cesar A Arias, Maria de los Angeles Spencer

Publikováno v: Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Background Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are a major cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections. Enterococci exhibit remarkable genomic plasticity and can recombine through the acquisition of genetic material via mobile genetic elements (MGE

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https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.690