Antimicrobial Resistance Trends at a Pediatric Hospital in Guatemala City, 2005-2019.

Authors :: Graff KE
Windsor WJ
Calvimontes DM
Melgar MA
Galvez N
Rivera JG
Dominguez SR
Asturias EJ
Gordillo MR
Source :: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society [J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc] 2021 Aug 26. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 26.
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Ahead of Print
Abstract: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is increasing worldwide. We analyzed AMR rates for bacterial species identified from pediatric blood cultures between 2005 and 2019 at a single institution in Guatemala. We found significantly increased rates in Gram-negative resistance, with a high prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter and Klebsiella harboring the New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase gene.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)

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